ARMAND Trailer (2025) Renate Reinsve, Drama

ARMAND Trailer (2025) Renate Reinsve, Drama

ARMAND Trailer (2025) Renate Reinsve, Drama
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"I need you to realize the gravity of the situation." IFC Films has unveiled the official trailer for Armand, a Norwegian film marking the feature directorial debut of Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel - who is Ingmar Bergman's grandson. This initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and played at tons of other festivals throughout last year (teaser here). The film is set to hit US theaters in February just after the Oscar nominations (on January 17th) since it was submitted by Norway for this year. It "sheds light on a complex theme from constantly new perspectives, surprising & touching its audience with creative portrayals of the main characters’ emotional journeys." Elisabeth is summoned to a parent-teacher meeting on short notice. Her son is accused of something, but what that "something" is, remains unclear. Soon, the principal, nurse, and more parents join a meeting that quickly spirals out of control. The film stars Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Endre Hellestveit, Øystein Røger, & Vera Veljovic. Similar to Germany's The Teachers' Lounge. A very intriguing, distinct trailer - check it out.

Here's the official US trailer (+ poster) for Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's film Armand, from IFC's YouTube:

Armand Film Poster

You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's Armand right here for the first look again.

When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she's presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail. Armand is directed by Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman, now making his feature directorial debut after directing a few other short films previously. It's produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar. This first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Un Certain Regard section. The film opened first in Norway back in September this year. IFC Films will debut Tøndel's Armand film in select US theaters starting February 7th, 2025 early next year. It already had a small awards run in NYC only starting November 29th, 2024 for just one week. Anyone still interested in this?
Award season is just starting to get into full swing, yet one of the films on the Oscars shortlist has yet to even reach theaters. That film would be Armand, the Norwegian international feature that stunned viewers at the Cannes Film Festival last year with Renate Reinsve as its star. Written and directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, it takes place during a parent-teacher conference in which Elisabeth, an actress whose young child has been accused of inflicting a heinous act upon his classmate, is called in to sort out a very messy situation with the faculty and the other parents. Ahead of the film's arrival on the big screen, a new trailer teases how this meeting devolves into something completely out of the ordinary that will drag everyone involved into an intense, convoluted argument over where boundaries begin and end.

The footage opens with Elisabeth's vehicle racing through trees to reach the dark, secluded campus of the private school all as a conversation plays out between the faculty members about the incident. Immediately, it sets a tone for how serious the situation is in Armand and how precarious it will be to handle a public figure. Even the music sounds more fitting for a horror movie as Elisabeth approaches and enters the room, beginning a meeting that only creates more questions about her, her son, and what Armand's actions actually mean. She's hard to get a read on as she bursts into fits of laughter and tears that could be the result of nerves or a deliberate act put on to manipulate the room. Everything is left ambiguous, with scenes of Elisabeth's panicked behavior juxtaposed against the judgmental staff trying to convey the gravity of the situation.

Armand marked the feature debut of Tøndel, who hails from film royalty as the grandson of legendary director Ingmar Bergman and Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann. With the tense classroom drama, he's kicking off his own career on a high note. The film earned him not just rave reviews and a 72% Rotten Tomatoes score, but the coveted Caméra d'Or at Cannes, which commemorates the fest's best first feature. Describing what makes his work special, Tøndel shared how each scene is dedicated to the gray areas of life that are difficult to process, especially when conflicting parties have conflicting opinions:

"Nearly all the scenes in the movie concern situations with diffuse boundaries and difficult gray areas: Truth or lie? Victim or abuser? Guilty or innocent? Play or violence? Have we ever had such unclear boundaries between what’s right and wrong – when such conflicting notions have been so close to each other?”

Who Else Was Involved in 'Armand'?

In landing Reinsve to lead the cast, Tøndel brought back an actress who was already a Cannes favorite. She's best known for her breakout performance in The Worst Person in the World, for which she won Best Actress at the festival. Following that, she's since taken on roles in Handling the Undead, A Different Man, and, most recently, the limited series turned legal anthology Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+. The cast around her includes Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Øystein Røger, and Vera Veljovic.

Armand arrives in theaters on February 7. Check out the trailer in the player above.

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Armand
Release Date
September 27, 2024
Director
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Cast
Renate Reinsve , Ellen Dorrit Petersen , Endre Hellestveit , Thea Lambrechts Vaulen , Øystein Røger , Vera Veljović-Jovanović , Assad Siddique , Patrice Demonière
Runtime
116 minutes
Main Genre
Thriller
Variety is debuting the trailer, poster and a fresh still for “Armand,” which has been shortlisted for the international feature film Oscar. IFC Films launches the Norwegian film in U.S. theaters on Feb. 7, for a limited release, and wide on Feb 14. The poster, shown below, is designed by esteemed artist Akiko Stehrenberger.

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s claustrophobic drama premiered at Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard, where it won the Caméra d’Or for best first feature. The film stars Renate Reinsve, who won Cannes’ best actress award for “The Worst Person in the World,” and Ellen Dorrit Petersen.

“Armand” centers on well-known actress Elisabeth, who is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting at her 6-year-old son’s school after hours. Here she is presented with allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. “As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail,” according to the film’s production notes.

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Ullmann Tøndel comments in an interview: “Nearly all the scenes in the movie concern situations with diffuse boundaries and difficult gray areas: Truth or lie? Victim or abuser? Guilty or innocent? Play or violence? Have we ever had such unclear boundaries between what’s right and wrong – when such conflicting notions have been so close to each other?”

The film’s drama is ignited by an incident between two boys, Jon and Armand, that “could be completely innocent, or very serious depending on how you look at it, and how you choose to contextualise it,” the director explains. “With that in mind I saw that the film could be more about how we, as adults, construct our own realities to fit with the perception of our identity and lives, rather than a story about two small boys having a conflict, which I was less interested in.”

The film is produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar for Eye Eye Pictures. Berentsen Ottmar’s credits include “The Worst Person in the World” and “Sick of Myself.”

Kepler Film, One Two Films, Prolaps and Film i Väst are the co-production companies. The co-producers are Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink, Fred Burle, Sol Bondy, Alicia Hansen, Stina Eriksson, Kristina Börjeson and Magnus Thomassen.

World sales are being handled by Charades.

Territories sold include Germany (Pandora Film), Spain (Avalon), Italy (Movies Inspired), Greece (Cinobo), Portugal (Alambique), Hungary (Vertigo Média), CIS (A-One Films), Bulgaria (MCF Megacom Film), Poland (Best Film), Czech Rep. and Slovakia (Film Europe), Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom Film), Romania (Bad Unicorn), Baltics (Kino Pavasaris), Turkey (Fabula), Israel (Lev Cinema), Latin America (Cine Canibal), South Korea (Jinjin Pictures), Taiwan (Hooray Films) and Indonesia (Falcon).
In only a few short years, Renate Reinsve has become one of the most accomplished and beloved actors in the world. In nearly every film she’s in, she is the breakout star. And perhaps this is best shown in her newest work, “Armand.”

READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2025

As seen in the trailer for “Armand,” the film follows the story of an actress who is called into an emergency parent-teacher meeting regarding her child. The film stars Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, and Endre Hellesvtveit. “Armand” is written and directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel. This marks Tøndel’s directorial debut. It won the Camera d’Or at last year’s Cannes.

READ MORE: ‘Armand’ Review: Renate Reinsve Is Simply Spectacular As A Mother In The Crosshairs [Cannes]

We watched the film when it debuted at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, and in our review, we said, “Considering the entire film takes place in the confines of the school building, it’s a testament to Tøndel’s direction and Reinsve’s enthralling performance that the film avoids feeling claustrophobic.” We further complimented Reinsve’s performance and said, “She’s so good you simply want to see her in everything. Just wow.”

“Armand” debuts in select theaters on February 7 before opening wide on February 14. You can watch the trailer below.

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Here’s the synopsis:

When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail.
IFC Films has shared a new trailer for writer-director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s Cannes Camera d’Or-winning Armand starring Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World); check it out below, along with a new poster and images…

When defamed actress Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail.

SEE ALSO: Read our Armand review here

Armand is set for a limited release in the US on February 7th before going wide on February 14th.
IFC Films has shared the official Armand trailer for the upcoming U.S. debut of the acclaimed thriller drama, starring Cannes Award winner Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World). The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the the Caméra d’Or, for Best First Feature Film. Norway has also selected the movie as its official entry for Best International Festure Film at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Check out the Armand trailer below (watch more trailers):

When is the Armand U.S. release date?
Armand is scheduled to arrive in select U.S. theaters starting on February 7, followed by a wide release on February 14. Besides Reinsve, the cast also includes Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Endre Hellestveit, Øystein Røger, and Vera Veljovic. The film currently holds a 72% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews.

“When defamed actress Elisabeth (Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty,” reads the official synopsis. “As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness and obsession prevail.”

The film is written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel. The film is produced by Sol Bondy, Fred Burle, Stina Eriksson, Alicia Hansen, Koji Nelissen, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, and Derk-Jan Warrink, with Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Magnus Thomassen serving as executive producers.
The “Worst Person in the World” Cannes Best Actress winner leads Norwegian thriller “Armand,” which will be released in theaters after Reinsve already made her American debut with “A Different Man.”

For “Armand,” Reinsve stars as defamed actress Elisabeth, who is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours after her six-year-old son allegedly started a fight with his cousin on elementary school property. As the official synopsis teases, while Elisabeth is “presented with scathing allegations, a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty is triggered … As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth amid the empty school rooms and dark corridors, a chaotic fight for redemption arises where desire, madness, and obsession prevail.”

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Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman, makes his feature directorial debut with “Armand.” Tøndel and Reinsve previously collaborated on a 2016 short film, with Tøndel telling IndieWire that even at the time, it was “obvious we were going to make something bigger one day.”

“Armand” has become an acclaimed festival favorite since debuting at Cannes.

IndieWire Deputy Editor of Film Ryan Lattanzio wrote in the review for the feature that Reinsve’s star-making turn as Elisabeth is at times even reminiscent of Isabelle Adjani’s iconic “Possession” performance.

“Even as Ullmann Tøndel’s two-hour movie grows a bit too winding and weird for its short film-scale conceit, Reinsve grounds the film’s more experimental, almost stagelike leanings in a constant state of heightened emotion that will make you love her even more than in ‘Worst Person’ — and, even better, will make you scared of her,” Lattanzio wrote. “As much as Reinsve proved herself the ideal vessel to portray millennial angst and ennui in ‘The Worst Person in the World,’ here she establishes herself as an ultimate portrayer of women on the edge and admiring the view before completely toppling over it. It’s thrilling to watch her free-fall from the hands of a director impressively carrying his family’s legacy with a vivid, creepy, and uncomfortably funny debut that burrows into the mind.”

Read IndieWire’s full review for “Armand” here.

“Armand” premieres in New York starting November 29 for an awards-qualifying theatrical run. The film will have an official limited release on February 7, 2025, followed by a wide theatrical release February 14, 2025. Check out the teaser trailer below.

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Armand
Film
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Renate Reinsve
Trailers
Armand

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Written by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Starring
Renate Reinsve
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Endre Hellestveit
Thea Lambrechts Vaulen
Øystein Røger
Vera Veljovic
Cinematography Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Edited by Robert Krantz
Music by Ella van der Woude
Production
companies
Eye Eye Pictures
Keplerfilm
One Two Films
Prolaps Produktion
Film i Väst
Distributed by
Norsk Filmdistribusjon (Norway)
Folkets Bio (Sweden)
Pandora Film (Germany)
Release dates
18 May 2024 (Cannes)
27 September 2024 (Norway)
25 October 2024 (Sweden)
21 November 2024 (Germany)
Running time 117 minutes
Countries
Norway
Netherlands
Germany
Sweden
Language Norwegian
Box office $632,395[1]
Armand is a 2024 thriller drama film written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, in his feature directorial debut.[2] An international co-production of Norway, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden, the film stars Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Endre Hellestveit, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Øystein Røger, and Vera Veljovic.

The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024, and won the Caméra d'Or, for Best First Feature Film. It was theatrically released in Norway on 27 September 2024. It was chosen as the Norwegian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[3][4]

Plot
After an alleged fight between two 6-year-old boys, the parents and school staff are called in to clarify the incident.

Cast
Renate Reinsve as Elizabeth
Ellen Dorrit Petersen as Sarah
Endre Hellestveit as Anders
Thea Lambrechts Vaulen as Sunna
Øystein Røger as Jarle
Vera Veljovic as Ajsa
Production
Armand is the feature directorial debut of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, grandson of Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann and Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.[5] It is a production of Eye Eye Pictures, which was launched in 2022 by the former Oslo Pictures CEO-producer Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and producer Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, both of whom worked on Joachim Trier's acclaimed 2021 film The Worst Person in the World.[6] Armand is produced by Berentsen Ottmar, in co-production with Keplerfilm (Netherlands), One Two Films (Germany), Prolaps Produktion (Sweden) and Film i Väst (Sweden).[2] Trier and Bjørkly Graver served as the executive producers.[7]

Release
Armand was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024.[8] The film made its North American premiere at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival,[9] where it won the top honor for Best Narrative Feature.[10][11] It was also selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.[12]

International sales are handled by Charades.[2] Norsk Filmdistribusjon theatrically released the film in Norway on 27 September 2024.[13] North American distribution rights were acquired by IFC Films in June 2024.[14] Folkets Bio is scheduled to theatrically release the film in Sweden on 25 October 2024,[15] while Pandora Film is scheduled to release it in Germany on 21 November 2024.[16]

Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[18]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024[a] Prix Un Certain Regard Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Nominated [20]
Caméra d'Or Won [21]
Hamptons International Film Festival 15 October 2024 Best Narrative Feature Won [10]
European Film Awards 7 December 2024 European University Film Award Nominated [22]
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI Won [23]
European Actress Renate Reinsve Nominated [24]
Directors Guild of America Awards 8 February 2025 Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Pending [25][26]
Notes
The award ceremony of Un Certain Regard was held on 24 May 2024.[19]
See also
List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
"Armand (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
Keslassy, Elsa (26 June 2023). "'The Worst Person in the World' Producers, Cannes Breakout Star Renate Reinsve Reteam on 'Armand' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
"Armand er norsk Oscar-kandidat". Norwegian Film Institute (in Norwegian). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
Goodfellow, Melanie (19 September 2024). "Oscars: Norway Selects 'Armand' For Best International Feature Film Race". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
Wise, Damon (18 May 2024). "'Armand' Review: Renata Reinsve Shines In Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's Intense School Drama – Cannes Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
Pham, Annika (18 August 2022). "'The Worst Person in the World' Producers Launch Eye Eye Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
Abbatescianni, Davide (29 June 2023). "Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's debut feature, Armand, in production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
"The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
Bergeson, Samantha (12 September 2024). "Hamptons International Film Festival 2024 Announces New York Premieres of 'Conclave,' 'Bird,' and 'The End'". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
Bergeson, Samantha (15 October 2024). "'Armand' Wins Top Award at Hamptons Film Festival: Full List". IndieWire. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
"HIFF32 Awards Announced". Hamptons International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
Deb, Deepshikha (30 September 2024). "MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Unveils 2024 Official Lineup". High On Films. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
"Armand åpner norsk filmfestival etter Cannes-premiere: – Vel så nervepirrende". Samtiden (in Norwegian). NTB. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
Lang, Brent (25 June 2024). "IFC Films Buys Renate Reinsve Drama 'Armand' Following Cannes Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
"Armand" (in Swedish). Folkets Bio. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
"Armand" (in German). Pandora Film Verleih. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
"Armand". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 September 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
"Armand". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
"Cannes 2024 line-up guide: Un Certain Regard titles". Screen International. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
"The 77th Festival de Cannes winners' list". Festival de Cannes. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
Calnan, Ellie (23 October 2024). "'Kneecap' among European University Film Award 2024 nominees". Screen International. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
Ntim, Zac (7 December 2024). "European Film Award Winners — Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
Szalai, Georg (5 November 2024). "European Film Awards: 'The Substance,' 'Emilia Pérez,' 'The Room Next Door,' Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
Buchanan, Kyle (8 January 2025). "2025 DGA Nominations Announced: 'Emilia Pérez' and 'The Brutalist' In, 'Wicked' Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
"DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024". Directors Guild of America. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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Renate Reinsve

Reinsve at the 2024 Berlinale
Born 24 November 1987 (age 37)
Solbergelva, Norway
Alma mater Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Children 1
Renate Reinsve (Norwegian pronunciation: [rɛˈnɑ̀ːtə ˈræ̀ɪnˌsveː]; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in Oslo, August 31st (2011). In 2021, she had her breakout role in the critically acclaimed drama The Worst Person in the World (2021), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress[1][2] and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She has since starred in the American legal thriller series Presumed Innocent and drama film A Different Man (both 2024).

Early life
Born in Solbergelva in 1987 and educated at Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Reinsve then joined the Trøndelag Teater.[3]

After being expelled from school at 16, Reinsve left Norway for Scotland and stayed in a hostel in Edinburgh. Running out of money, she was given a job in the bar of the hostel by the manager as he "felt sorry for [her]".[4]

Career

Reinsve in 2022
In 2014, she received the Hedda Award for her role in Besøk av gammel dame, an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play Der Besuch der alten Dame. Since 2016, she has been contracted to Det Norske Teatret.[3] Her films include Oslo, August 31st (2011), The Orheim Company (2012), and Welcome to Norway (2016).[3] On television, she has been a main character in Nesten voksen[5] and side character in Hvite gutter.[6]

In 2021, Reinsve played the principal character Julie in Joachim Trier's romantic comedy-drama The Worst Person in the World, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.[7][8][9][10] On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Reinsve mentioned that she was considering quitting acting the day before she was offered the role of Julie, and had considered carpentry as a backup plan to acting.[11] Trier had written the part of Julie specifically for her.[12] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film giving it a five star review declaring, "Renate Reinsve is the actor who takes on this role and she takes off like a rocket, deserving star status to rival Lily James or Alicia Vikander for her tremendously mature, sensitive and sympathetic performance."[13] For her performance she received numerous accolades including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[14]

Reinsve at the 2024 Berlinale
Reinsve acted in two films which competed at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, the first being Aaron Schimberg's psychological drama A Different Man co-starring opposite Sebastian Stan and the second being Piero Messina's science-fiction romance Another End with Gael Garcia Bernal.[15][16] Reinsve acted in the film Armand directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[17] The film is described as "A story about boundaries - not mainly between the kids, but between the adults involved. Who decides where to set them? What is an assault, what is play, what is consent and what is privacy?".[18] Also in 2024 she played a lover and victim in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent acting opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. The series was based on the 1987 novel of the same name.[19]

In 2023, it was announced that Reinsve would reunite with Joachim Trier for the family drama film Sentimental Value.[20] Filming commenced in August 2024.[21]

Filmography
Film
Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Oslo, August 31st Renate
2012 The Orheim Company Lene
2015 Women in Oversized Men's Shirts Ane
Villmark 2 Synne
2016 Welcome to Norway Line
2017 Ekspedisjon Knerten Mor
2018 Phoenix Kristin
2021 The Worst Person in the World Julie
2024 Handling the Undead Anna
A Different Man Ingrid English-language film
Another End Zoe / Ava
Armand Elizabeth
TBA Sentimental Value † Filming
X †[citation needed] Ingvild Post-production
The Governesses Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Mysteriet på Sommerbåten Aktuar Television series
2015 Unge lovende — Episode #1.1
2018 Nesten voksen Siri 3 episodes
2018 Roeng Lena 10 episodes
2018 Best: Før Anemone Episode: "Popup-festival"
2018 Hvite gutter Frida 5 episodes
2022 Ida tar ansvar Sarah Episode: "Et dukkehjem"
2024 Presumed Innocent Carolyn Polhemus 8 episodes
Accolades
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2016 Amanda Award Best Actress Welcome to Norway Nominated [22]
2021 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award The Worst Person in the World Won [1][2]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Runner-up [23]
European Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [24]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Nominated [25]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Actress Nominated [26]
[27]
Portland Critics Association Awards Best Female Leading Role Nominated [28]
2022 Amanda Awards Best Actress Won [29]
British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [30]
Satellite Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Nominated [31]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actress Nominated [32]
Critics Association of Central Florida Best Actress Won [33]
National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Runner-up [34]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Most Daring Performance Nominated [35]
Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Best Actress Nominated [36]
London Critics Circle Film Awards Actress of the Year Nominated [37]
North Dakota Film Critics Best Actress Nominated [38]
Online Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [39]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated [40]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated [41]
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