Cast:
- Renate Reinsve as Julie
- Anders Danielsen Lie as Aksel
- Herbert Nordrum as Eivind
- Maria Grazia Di Meo as Sunniva
- Hans Olav Brenner as Per Harald
- Helene Bjørneby as Eva
Synopsis & Insights:
The Worst Person in The World, a Norwegian romantic comedy drama film, is about the intricacies and banalities of modern love, relationships, and the self among all the worries of losing oneself. The main character of the film Julie, played by Renate Reinsve’s incredibly bright and complex performance, tries to build love and career and seeks for self-fulfillment for the period of several years.
Julie is an active woman in her late twenties living life on the fast lane but is at the crossroads trying to figure out what she really wants out of life in general. The narrative chiefly unfolds in twelve distinct segments, each focusing on particular recollections and even turning points, i.e. choices in life concerning Julie. Her involvement first with Aksel Anne Danielsen, a graphic novelist who sees great success, and Eivind, a nice barista Herbert Nordrum, are the cliffhangers of the plot.
Julie played by Renate Reinsve is brutally honest and most likely, every modern person in their twenty and thirty is indecisive like Julie. Julie is shifted in the palace lodgings and even bedriddened Aksel, moved to offer more; seeking comfort in and challenging Julie. Eivind presented by Herbert Nordrum is an example of such a young man who stresses the more fácil and carefree side of Julie again stressing her dilemma on whether she prefers stability or adventure.
Joachim Trier is also the director of the film. The film has an appealing look as well as an engaging feel as it encompasses the transitory and often paradoxical aspects of contemporary life. It elicits both laughter and tears, providing a story that is both personal and expansive. The title, as Julie puts it herself, shows how Julie thinks of herself in relation to how she views others or the expectations of other people that she fails to satisfy.
The Worst Person in the World is a movie that as well, embraces the romance genre with a twist of deep hearted thoughts on how people make various choices in life and the chase for fulfillment in a world that is full of possibilities and uncertainties. It speaks to anyone who has ever been directionless, unsure, or simply overwhelmed by the challenges of our modern civilization. The film makes for a great and engaging watch owing to its relations with love, regret, seeking for purpose, and other compelling story lines.
The Worst Person in the W orld is one of those films that will hold you captive till the final credits for people who enjoy a satisfying closure to a narrative with complicated emotions and relationships. One is left gasp the content of the film for the purely human aspect of it in its diversity and complexity that is so real, so beautiful, and so impaired in some aspects.
