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Allegro Pastell (2026)

Allegro Pastell poster
Directed by
Anna Roller
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
14
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A novelist and a web designer keep up a long-distance relationship that looks perfect from the outside. They navigate the small moments and distance between them.

romanticcontemplativeintimatequietbittersweetwistfulmelancholicunderstated

What happens

Allegro Pastell is a 2026 German drama film directed by Anna Roller, written by Leif Randt and based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Randt. Starring Jannis Niewöhner and Sylvaine Faligant, it follows novelist Tanja Arnheim and web designer Jerome Daimler, who are maintaining a seemingly ideal long-distance relationship. The film had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2026. It will be theatrically released in Germany by DCM Film Distribution on 16 April. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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