The Worst Person in the World (2021)

Renate Reinsve is a directionless 20-something whose experiences in various jobs and relationships are chronicled over the course of fourteen chapters. While the film had a few poignant moments, overall, I didn’t relate to the main character, especially as the film progressed, nor the decisions she made in her aimlessness. In fact, all of the characters that receive any narrative in the film come off as potentially interesting at first only to reveal them as dull and dislikable. Regardless, I found the chapter divisions interesting in that they jumped in and out of the main character’s life, though they like everything else in the film got less engaging as the film continued. Reinsve’s performance is strong; it just seems that the narrative didn’t really know what to do with her.

Oscar Nominations: Best Original Screenplay; Best International Feature Film