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While we did have considerably more time to watch as many indie dramedies and broad, would-be-big-release broad comedies, there were still a few films of that ilk that, for a litany of reasons, got plenty of buzz, but we didn’t get to catch in 2021. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn was one from Europe and Joachim Trier’s genre bending awards contender The Worst Person in the World was another.

Trier, seemingly from the headlines of reviews, melds rom com with grief-stricken drama and some trippy flashes of ethereal flights of fancy. Most folks stateside haven’t gotten a chance to see how that mix all plays out, but will so very soon as the U.S. release of The Worst Person in the World will begin on Feb. 4th. Check showtimes (and hopefully lower COVID-19 numbers) to see where it’s playing near you.

In the meantime, you can watch the trailer again and again here and ponder if this part 500 Days of Summer turned inside out and Take This Waltz with a sense of humor as well as if the actual “worst person in the world” is already in America.

Get Your First Look at “The Worst Person In the World”

September 20, 2021

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There’s something slyly bewitching about Norway’s sense of humor. It’s stark, yet so clever; often absurd and often so grounded in reality that it’s painfully funny. We still think of Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon on a Branch Reflecting on Existence with such fondness and a reliable guffaw to ourselves.

Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World is the latest dark comedy to come down from Norway and has been buzzed about ever since it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. In fact, star Renate Reinsve gleaned a Best Actress win at Cannes while the film itself was in the running for the prestigious Palme D’or.

Overall, dark romantic comedy is a particular soft spot for us, a forceful departure from the broad romantic comedies that dominate the rom com genre here in America and dark rom com is at the core of this film. The Worst Person In the World almost looks like something from 2000s Noah Baumbach with a bit of Michel Gondry wizardry sprinkled in and, for that, we’re really, really on board.

It’s picked up for distribution by NEON, but there’s no U.S. release date as of yet. Until then, you can see why we’re so excited about seeing The Worst Person In The World (even though it clearly doesn’t include any famous mass murderers or greedy billionaires) with the first official teaser trailer here.

The Worst Person In the World Is Coming to America Feb. 4th

Get Your First Look at “The Worst Person In the World”