The Worst Person in the World

(Norway / 2021 / Directed by Joachim Trier)

LAST CHANCE!
Encore Screening before the Academy Awards:

Julie (Renate Reinsve) has trouble committing to things. Does she want to study medicine? Psychology? Photography? Or does she want to work in a bookstore? As she explores new professional avenues, she also embarks on relationships with two very different men, Aksel and Elvind (Anders Danielsen Lie and Herbert Nordrum). Her search for happiness and self-definition is meandering and flawed. Yet it’s also a reminder to the settled, and a primer for the young, of what adulthood truly looks like and how it might begin.

Fluidly told in twelve chapters, The Worst Person in the World features a breakout performance by Cannes Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve. Her captivating portrayal of Julie fleshes out the warts-and-all beauty of what it means to truly live life to the fullest – while stumbling, striving, and messing up along the way.

R / 2 hrs 7 mins
In Norwegian with subtitles