The Worst Person in the World
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“Yes, I do love you. And I don’t love you”
Overview
A romantic drama of spectacular intelligence and insight, The Worst Person in the World is the Cannes award-winning film from Norwegian director Joachim Trier. Julie (an incredible Renate Reinsve) is turning 30, and still hasn’t found her groove in life after several directional shifts. Her older boyfriend Aksel (Anders Danielsen Lie) is eager to start a family, but Julie isn’t so sure. When she crashes a wedding and meets the charming, yet also not single Eivind (Herbert Nordrum), a spark develops that leads Julie down another forking path. This Golden Age favourite returns to our screen to celebrate the release of Trier's new film Sentimental Value.
Why See This Film
Director Trier co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for The Worst Person in the World with longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt, singled out for particular praise in the Vanity Fair review that picked it for their Best Film of 2021 and the recent New York times retrospective naming it in the Top 100 Films of the 21st Century. This third entry in von Trier's "Oslo Trilogy" is remarkably dexterous, weaving moments of humour into an at times exquisitely sad and wistful story of life's ironies, buoyed along by Renate Reinsve's magnetic leading turn. Witty, romantic and brilliantly conceived, this is the kind of film that doesn’t come around too often, and stays with you long after you see it.
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