‘The Worst Person in the World’ Film Review: Charming Romantic Drama Offers Unfolding Delights

Veteran Norwegian director Joachim Trier has made his most appealing and marketable film to date

The Worst Person in the World
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This review was first published on July 9, 2021, after it screened at Cannes 2021.

Norwegian director Joachim Trier continues his series of films about young Oslonians with the charming romantic drama “The Worst Person in the World,” which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The film is about the life and loves of a restless 30-year-old woman named Julie — and in the lead role, Renate Reinsve delivers a standout performance. Her Julie is funny and skittishly unsure of herself as she begins a relationship with an established and admired comic book artist, Aksel. He is played by Anders Danielsen Lie, the lead in Trier’s previous Oslo films, “Reprise” and “Oslo, August 31st,” which brings a Richard Linklaterish theme of time and connection to this loose trilogy of people adrift in the city.

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