The Worst Person in the World
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
- Released: 2021-10-13
- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Maria Grazia Di Meo, Hans Olav Brenner, Marianne Krogh, Helene Bjørnebye, Vidar Sandem, Anna Dworak, Thea Stabell, Deniz Kaya, Lasse Gretland, Karen Røise Kielland, Karla Nitteberg Aspelin, Sofia Schandy Bloch, Savannah Marie Schei, Eia Skjønsberg, Nataniel Nordnes, Rebekka Jynge, Gisle Tveito, Ruby Dagnall, Ine Jansen, Torgny Amdam, Sigrid Sollund, Are Skeie Hermansen, Siri Forberg, August Wilhelm Méd Brenner, Tumi Løvik Jakobson, Jonathan Nielssen, Maren Emilie Haagenrud Buskoven, Olav Stubberud, Martin Gran, Geir Ørnholt, Tobias Klemeyer Smith, Trygve Indrelid, Trude Schjelderup Iversen, Zoe Maland Rogers, Jonas Lund, Hildur Kristinsdottir, Johanna Brym Ryg, Thomas Teige, Margrethe Glambek
- Director: Joachim Trier
Comments
- nataliapazio - 11 January 2023
About how woman's indvidualisation makes her seem the worst
I'm rather into indie films and I was pretty satisfied with the movie. I liked the script, dialogues and cinematography as well. All characters seem to be real in their imperfections, every one was unique and different, have flaws but also virtues.
Main character was definitely like a Bambi, every leg in different direction on ice. Some parts of her were very relatable to me as a modern 30. Woman having some similar experiences, but definitely I'm different person and couldn't emphatize with Julia in many cases. Although I think she was pretty convincing and complex character.
I would like to highlight that this is movie is still male view on woman, as director is a man. I personally think that some male features were presented via female character, to make audience feel like she is the worst, because it is easier to judge women for general population. Still, men are permitted more whereas women are perceived the worst for doing more male things: being individual.
This is why she was charmed by Aksel's individuality and non-conforming attitude, even knowing he was making sexist stances and jokes in his comics.
He was like her mirror: immersed in his interests and a thought processes that was a bit pretentious at times, but at the same time very genuine, esp. At the end of his life. He also changed his mind and was indecisive towards having kids, just like Julia. But when he was forcing her to have a child at some point, without listening to her, it was repulsive for me and I'm surprised everyone here is concerned mainly on Julia's imperfections, whereas others questionable behaviors are less visible for reviewers here.
This film shows that similar behaviors are judged differently depending on gender: Julia writes provocative article and is not judged harshly, but Aksel is cancelled for his comics; Julia don't want to have a kid and is judged, but everyone overlooked that Askel changed his mind and didn't want to have kids. Julia hurt Elsvid, bc she wants more has some intelectual needs unmet, so she is the worst, but Aksel also used her to his benefit "as a break from his job", but this is "normal" for a male so it is unseen by the public. This film portray it perfectly!
It also seems that at the end she became like Aksel in some way. - fciocca - 30 November 2022
A well made and entertaining movie about a 30 years old woman searching her own path.
Even if the plot of "The Worst Person in the World" is a fictional story, the screenwriters and the director had a realistic approach. The movie is about Julie, a 30 years old woman with no clear ideas related to her future: she cannot find a university faculty that can satisfy her interests, she does not really know which career she wants to pursue and her idea of love is pretty mixed up. This leads to a series of unstable relationships. The dialogues between characters are very complete and the creators deepened not only the protagonist, but also all the other side characters. By the end of the film we have a clear picture of the environment that surrounds Julie and we can understand everything that we need to know about her, no rocks were left unturned. The film is splitted in 12 different chapters that trace the crucial steps of her life. This was a good choice and personally I think that this structure makes the film flow way better. My only complaint here is that part 11 and 12 were a bit too dragged, the dialogues are too long and they do not add any value to the picture.
The photography is simple and neat, this matches perfectly with the general mood of the film. There were a couple of creative ideas for some shots, but nothing too crazy: the DOP and the director were consistent. I watched "The Worst Person in the World" in the original language and I have to say that all the actors were talented and they involved me into this narrative, overall a very competent cast. I feel that I need to mention Renata Reinsve who portrayed a complicated and at times narcissistic woman wonderfully. If you like slow-paced films with a deep character study and a meaningful story, I highly recommend it.
