The World to Come

2021 Drama | Romance
70%

In this powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast, 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 A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott), when together their intimacy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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Our Review

by Deirdre Molumby
Star Rating:

'The World to Come' is a fine but sightly listless LGBTQ drama

In 1856 in Schoharie County, Abigail (Katherine Waterston) and her husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) live a passionless and gruelling existence, tending to their farm on a daily basis. They are also in mourning of the death of their young daughter Nellie and lead an isolated existence until another couple, Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) and Finney (Christopher Abbott) move in beside them. Abigail and Tallie soon strike up an intimate friendship, their relationship full of warmth and tenderness, though their husbands find their closeness frustrating. Matters take a more turn when the women fall in love with one another.

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