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Quick, vibrant, pulsing with all sorts of crossover appeal until a slightly moribund energy takes hold toward the end...
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The Worst Person in the World
In a role that earned her Best Actress at Cannes 2021, Renate Reinsve leads chronicle from the director of Thelma following four years in the life of a young woman navigating the turbulent waters of romance and career opportunities. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.
2021128 minsDenmark, France, Norway, Sweden, USA
ComedyDramaWorld Cinema
The Worst Person in the World | Awards
Best Actress winner (Renate Reinsve) at Cannes Film Festival 2021.
The Worst Person in the World | Reviews
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Variety
As this melancholic romantic comedy faithfully follows its capricious protagonist through thick, thin and (mostly) somewhere in between, it turns into something lovely and wise...
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Hollywood Reporter
More than ever, Trier reveals how well he can keep shifting tones and emotional arcs without losing any narrative momentum.
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Daily Telegraph
The film's focus may be tight - just a few tangled, formative years - but it encompasses so much.
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Little White Lies
Joachim Trier's fifth feature is a sweet, sad, extremely funny character study that gets to the heart of how it feels to be on the cusp of true adulthood and completely ambivalent about it.
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RogerEbert.com
I'm not sure I can defend The Worst Person in the World on an intellectual basis, but I was thoroughly disarmed.
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Vanity Fair
The film has a lilting, lively rhythm; the glimpses we see of months and years in Julie's life ably provide a whole picture.
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Slant Magazine
The film may be the prime example of how to restore fun, significance, and even a little bit of sex to the well-worn terrain of the romantic comedy.
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