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The World to Come
2021 105 min France, Romania, Russia, United States of America R 18+
★6.8
Romance, Drama, Western
Director: Mona Fastvold
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Description
In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
US Gross:
$116,143
Starring
Katherine Waterston
Actor
Vanessa Kirby
Actor
Casey Affleck
Actor
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2020
— Blue Lion
Venice Film Festival 2020
— Golden Lion
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020
— Sebastian Prize
Key opinion
The World to Come is a visually and emotionally evocative period drama that centers on the suppressed lives of two women in 19th-century rural New York. While most critics praise its atmospheric direction and stellar lead performances, some find the poetic narration and slow, deliberate pacing to be distancing.
| Acting | Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby deliver career-best performances that anchor the emotional weight of the narrative. | |
| Direction | Mona Fastvold’s direction effectively captures the oppressive isolation of 19th-century domesticity and the fragility of forbidden connection. | |
| Screenplay | The film utilizes elegant, diary-style prose that serves as a beautiful literary foundation, though some viewers feel it creates an overly detached or monotonous tone. | |
| Pacing | The contemplative, slow-burn pace creates a powerful atmosphere for some, while others find the lack of traditional plot momentum makes the film feel thin or unengaging. |