Modern Romance – Muß denn Liebe Alptraum Sein? (1981)

Modern Romance – Muß denn Liebe Alptraum Sein?: Directed by Albert Brooks. With Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Tyann Means, Bruno Kirby. Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.

“Pains me to admit it but I could relate to Albert Brooksu0026#39; character in parts of this. The swinging back and forth between optimism and despair right after a breakup hit kind of hard. Also: a part late in the film where thin and his sort-of girlfriend sort of argue, and Brooksu0026#39; character is unable to end it in a way that will leave things fully at peace… that was relatable too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll that said, the most entertaining parts were probably the sequences where Brooks worked as an editor on what looked like a gloriously stupid sci-fi film starring George Kennedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall: itu0026#39;s not perfect, and I think it does owe maybe a bit too much to the kind of movies Woody Allen was making around this time. But I did like a good deal of the humour, and a romantic-comedy that investigates the final stages of a relationship is refreshing, considering most standard romantic-comedies focus on the early days.”