Allegro Pastell

Is Allegro Pastell worth watching?

No — Allegro Pastell earns a 59% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

Adapted from Leif Randt's cult novel, this Berlinale Panorama premiere captures the book's cool, ironic tone but divides critics on whether its deliberately mannered dialogue plays as sly commentary or simply comes across as stilted.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is Allegro Pastell about?

In the summer of 2018, Berlin writer Tanja Arnheim and web designer Jerome Daimler try to keep their long-distance relationship intact between the city and the Hessian countryside. As Tanja's thirtieth birthday forces her to confront what she actually wants from the relationship, both drift toward other people before an eventual reckoning at a wedding.