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Two new films released this spring approach modern relationships from radically different angles. The Drama, directed by Kristoffer Borgli, is an American romantic comedy about a couple approaching their wedding when one partner reveals a secret that threatens to break them up. Allegro Pastel, directed by Anna Roller and adapted from Leif Randt’s bestselling 2020 novel, follows a Berlin couple in an open relationship who can neither fully commit to each other nor fully let go.

In this episode of Airlift, Lauren Oyler and Tobias Haberkorn discuss what these films reveal about intimacy, indecision, and the emotional conditions of contemporary life.

Read Jana Antonissen’s essay “My Very Personal Drama” on Berlin Review: https://blnreview.de

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Airlift is produced in the Studio of Jacobin Germany. Hosted by Tobias Haberkorn, Editor of Berlin Review. Produced by Kaitlin Roberts with Najla Said.