ALLEGRO PASTELL (7CL SOMMERKINO)

FRG 2026, feature film, 100 min, FSK 12

Director: Anna Roller - OmeU (German with English subtitles)

With: Sylvaine Faligant, Jannis Niewöhner, Vera Flück, Luna Wedler, Wolfram Koch

Summer in Berlin, 2018: Tanja and Jerome, a writer and a web designer in their early thirties, have a seemingly perfect long-distance relationship. Between sleepless nights in the big city and slowing down in the tranquil Maintal valley, the two are constantly balancing closeness and distance. On her 34th birthday, Tanja is struck by an inkling of their future together - one that seems orderly and reliable. But is that really what she is looking for? Anna Roller's film adaptation of Leif Randt's hotly debated novel about millennials is sure to provoke a discussion or two of its own. About life and how we live it, have lived it or (shouldn't) live it. And, of course, about relationships. "Allegro Pastell then becomes a homage to all the lost relationships that one has accumulated in life, to the bonds that have meant something, even if there was never a real result at the end of the development, which is both the beauty and the sadness of it, to the coming and going of love." (kino-zeit) Stills © Walker+Worm Film, Felix Pfliege

Summer in Berlin, 2018: Tanja and Jerome, a writer and a web designer in their early thirties, are in what appears to be a perfect long-distance relationship. Between sleepless nights in the big city and a slower pace of life in the tranquil Main Valley, the two constantly balance closeness and distance. On her 34th birthday, Tanja is struck by a vision of their future together - one that seems orderly and reliable. But is that really what she is looking for? The film adaptation of Leif Randt's hotly debated novel about millennials is sure to spark some discussion. About life and how we live it, have lived it, or should (not) live it. And, of course, about relationships. (German with English subtitles)