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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Mark Olsen

Get to know 'The Worst Person in the World': One of the year's first must-see movies

LOS ANGELES — "The Worst Person in the World" has been one of the best things to happen to actress Renate Reinsve and filmmaker Joachim Trier. The film won Reinsve the best actress prize when it premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has been joyously received as it continued to play the festival circuit, received a brief qualifying run for the upcoming Academy Awards and earned a spot on many critics' "best of 2021" lists.

Finally opening for its full-fledged theatrical run on Friday, the film has also been shortlisted for the international feature Oscar, representing Norway (the nominations will be announced Tuesday morning).

The whirlwind of attention around Reinsve in particular has included her signing with CAA as her American agency, international press and awards campaigning, and public praise from numerous celebrity fans including Nancy Meyers, Judd Apatow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dakota Johnson, Colman Domingo and many others.

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