The World to Come

2020
10
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

12K

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Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston, Christopher Abbott, and Vanessa Kirby in The World to Come (2020)

In this powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmers 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 A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott), when together their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other's lives they never knew existed. Directed by Mona Fastvold and scripted by Jim Shepard and Ron Hansen, THE WORLD TO COME explores how isolation is overcome by the intensity of human connection.

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Period Drama Drama History Western

Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both... Read allSomewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

12K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 5 wins & 8 nominations total

Nellie
(as Karina Gherasim)

Ioachim Ciobanu

Widow Weldon's Son
(as Kim Ciobanu)

Daniel Blumberg

Tinker

Andreea Vasile

Mother

Liana Navrot

Widow Weldon

Sandra Personnic-House

Mrs. Nottoway
(as Sandra J House)

James Longshore

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Trivia
The film was shot in a national park in Romania, and every set was designed by renowned production designer Jean-Vincent Puzos, and built from scratch.

Goofs
When Dyer meets Tallie for the first time he greets her by saying "hello". But hello did not become a greeting like that until the late 19th century when Alexander Graham Bell popularized it as a telephone greeting. In the mid 19th century, "hello" was mainly used as an exclamation or to draw attention to something. The proper greeting in the 1850s would have been "good day".

Quotes
Abigail: Meeting you has made my day
Tallie: Oh, how pleasant and uncommon it is to make someone's day

Connections
Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Casey Affleck/Anthony Atamanuik (2021)

Soundtracks
The World to Come
Written & Performed by Daniel Blumberg and Josephine Foster
Published by Wise Music Group/Fire Songs
Courtesy of Node Records

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Featured review

6/10

A Classic Tragedy

This is a most melancholy film that skirts tragedy at every turn. Beautiful performances by both Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby. Casey Affleck evokes great affinity in his supporting role. Very unique in our cinematic culture and definitely not for every palette. I'm not sure how I feel about it beyond what I've said. I give this film a 6 (moody) out of 10. {Tragedy}