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- 2021
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 45 m
- 2021
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 45 m
Summary In upstate New York in the 1850s, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer’s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbo...
Directed By: Mona Fastvold
Written By: Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard
- 2021
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 45 m
- 2021
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 45 m
The World to Come
73
6.7
Where to Watch
Summary In upstate New York in the 1850s, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer’s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbo...
Directed By: Mona Fastvold
Written By: Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
73
67% Positive
20 Reviews
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33% Mixed
10 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
73
67% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
33% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It's as simultaneously chilling and warming as a slug of ice-cold vodka, and just as liable to make your mind swim and eyes prick.
Although arranged around a fulfilling, life-changing connection The World to Come is a deeply lonesome lovesong.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
6.7
61% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
26% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
6.7
61% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
26% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
The best **** romance of all time. Love every single second of it. Director Mona Fastvold captured spellbinding chemistry between the actresses and screenwriters magically crafted the story.
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An exquisitely rendered period tale, The World To Come is a slow-burning but ultimately rewarding drama of the heart.
It is a thoughtful, unquestionably moving piece of work with much to say about the inner lives of the women at the center, but it could have used another gear
The World to Come doesn’t offer queer viewers anything revelatory in the realm of lesbian period romance—an increasingly prevalent subgenre that could stand to closely scrutinize the involvement of men behind its scenes—but its audiovisual creativity might very well justify Fastvold’s adaptation of yet another sad Sapphic story.
Their attraction seems more intellectual than physical, which keeps the film’s romantic energy at a lukewarm simmer throughout.
The World to Come has the ingredients to build a blossoming love story, but the script is thin and far too rigid for the romance to ever fully soar.
This is quite a subtle film in a sense, even though it depicts some intimate scenes. It's fairly atmospheric at points and I liked the light poetic type narration provided. It's somewhat immersive and its a bit sobering at times. I thought the two main characters gave decent performances. It reminded me a little of Cold Mountain, certainly at the start. The dialogue is pretty softly spoken and most scenes are pretty darkly set, which is either atmospheric or somewhat off putting I suppose. Personally, I'd recommend this film, yes.
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No matter how beautifully filmed, poetically (though unnaturally) written and superbly performed this period piece forbidden romance may be, one can't escape the fact that it is one big, uneventful snooze, especially in the first half. While viewers wait for almost an hour for a plot to develop, in the interim they're subjected to endless (and often irrelevant) diary entry voiceovers and dialogue exchanges punctuated by words that come straight out of crossword puzzle clues. Director Mona Fastvold's second feature genuinely aspires to something grand, but it gets bogged down in a sea of pretention, triteness and politely camouflaged outrage, not to mention a lack of chemistry between the film's two female leads. It's unfortunate that the superb cast and fine production values are wasted on a vehicle that has been the subject of many a film over the years, despite its somewhat novel time frame. And, even though this offering tends to redeem itself in the final act, it's not enough to have to endure what precedes it. Catch a nap beforehand -- or during the opening half (you won't miss much).
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The performances justify the effort, but to tell you the truth, The World to Come, fell far short of what it promised in the first place.
Generally speaking, I couldn't say it's an explicit disappointment, but personally, this film let me down the same way Ammonite did.
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Production Company
Arsia Production,
Charades,
Hype Film,
Ingenious Media,
Killer Films,
M.Y.R.A. Entertainment,
Panasper Films,
Sailor Bear,
Sea Change Media,
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA),
Yellow Bear Films
Release Date Feb 12, 2021
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
