The World to Come (2020) (original) (raw)
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.
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. (less)
Director: Mona Fastvold
Writers: Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard
Starring: Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, Karina Ziana Gherasim, Ioachim Ciobanu
Producer: Casey Affleck
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Review by Brian Orndorf, February 10, 2021
7 / 10
A period tale of forbidden love between two women trying to navigate the injustices and humiliations of a patriarchal society? December�s �Ammonite� struggled to provide a reason to stick with its lethargic storytelling, but �The World to Come� has a more interesting take on roughly the same situation of secret lovers in tight corsets. An adaptation of a Jim Shepard short story (he co-scripts with Ron Hansen), the feature offers an impressively forbidding location for its odyssey into the needs of the human heart. It�s the winter season in 19th century New York, giving director Mona Fastvold a ...read more...
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