Watch this when
The Worst Person in the World
She changed careers three times and left a man she loved. The film never once agrees she's the worst person in the world.
Who it's for
Julie keeps switching studies, jobs and partners, and the film follows her with curiosity rather than judgment, which can soften the self-criticism of viewers who feel directionless.
Confused→Self-Compassion
Feelings it meets
What it is
Joachim Trier's Norwegian-language romantic comedy-drama, co-written with Eskil Vogt and told in chapters, follows Julie (Renate Reinsve) in Oslo as she shifts from medicine to psychology to photography.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Terminal cancer and a miscarriage.
Age: R (graphic nudity, drug use, sexual content, some language)
She had wandered, without rule or guidance, in a moral wilderness;Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
