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.
"Whirlwind, that's a very good word for it," said the 34-year-old Reinsve. "It's been absolutely overwhelming but so much fun. I worked in the theater for so many years, and there you work holidays, you work nights, you work
