Save the date – written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario) and from indie powerhouse A24 comes The Drama, a sharp, off-kilter comedy starring the powerhouse match made in acting heaven, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.
Zendaya and Pattinson play a couple who seem flawlessly paired until their big day starts to feel less like a fairytale and more like a dress rehearsal for disaster…
At a Tatte café in Boston, Massachusetts, Charlie (Pattinson) approaches Emma (Zendaya) while she is reading, pretending he has read her book. Emma seemingly ignores him, and he returns to his seat before approaching her again to apologise for making her uncomfortable. Emma then notices him and explains that she is deaf in one ear and had not heard him earlier, and invites him to retry his original approach, leading to a date. Two years later, Emma and Charlie are to be married within a week and then the drama really begins!
Borgli’s signature blend of cringe, and dark wit, peels back the fondant layers of modern romance to reveal the anxieties, ambitions, and absurdities hiding beneath the buttercream.
As champagne flutes crack and carefully-written vows are called into question, The Drama becomes a comedic autopsy of commitment in the age of performance. Is the wedding a promise, or just a production? With A24’s flair for the beautifully uncomfortable, the film toasts to romance while gleefully smashing the cake in its own face.
The Drama is screening at Palace Cinemas, Byron Bay.
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