Sylvie's Love

PG-13

2020

1 hr. 54 min.

Romance

Drama

Music

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In Sylvie’s Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playing behind a less-talented but well-known bandleader, as member of a jazz quartet. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), who dreams of a career in television, spends her summer days helping around her father’s record store, as she waits for her fiancé to return from war. When Robert takes a part-time job at the record store, the two begin a friendship that sparks a deep passion in each of them unlike anything they have felt before. As the summer winds down, life takes them in different directions, bringing their relationship to an end. Years pass, Sylvie’s career as a TV producer blossoms, while Robert has to come to terms with what the age of Motown is doing to the popularity of Jazz. In a chance meeting, Sylvie and Robert cross paths again, only to find that while their lives have changed, their feelings for each other remain the same. Writer/director Eugene Ashe combines romance and music into a sweeping story that brings together changing times, a changing culture, and the true price of love.

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Critics Consensus

A romance for the ages, Sylvie's Love wraps audiences in the sweet embrace of its old-fashioned romance and celebration of Black love.

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Joy H

Extraordinary, just extraordinary. Giving me all the feels from minute one through the credits.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Denise C

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! Even with the ups and down of the main characters relationship - I was rooting for them until the end. And, they didn't disappoint. This is a must-see film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Tomeu O

A new classic! really amazing

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Julia A

Best movie ever!!!! I love this movie so much!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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isla s

I enjoyed this film. I thought the two main characters had good chemistry and I enjoyed the music played. It has a good sense of atmosphere throughout. Its a bit sad at times and uplifting at other times but its a thoughtful watch and I'd recommend it, yes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I love this movie. It's funny, tender, and somewhat sad. Great acting, and sadly true on the racial and economic level. It still is uplifting and says many things about being able to overcome and find happiness even when you face obstacles.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Eugene Ashe

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Tessa Thompson

Sylvie

Nnamdi Asomugha

Robert

Eva Longoria

Carmen

Aja Naomi King

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Wendi McLendon-Covey

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WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)

A cool, funky kind of vibe...the sky is the limit for Tessa Thompson...

Mar 2, 2021

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Aisha Harris

NPR

A stylishly moody period drama riffing on love and desire both romantic and professional.

Feb 20, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Like the great Douglas Sirk melodramas... "Sylvie's Love" is unabashedly sentimental and just gorgeous to behold - but the difference here is the terrific ensemble cast is primarily Black and Latinx.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 20, 2021

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Jillian Chilingerian

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Sylvie's Love is a soulful film that feels like everything La La Land couldn't accomplish with its characters.

Aug 30, 2023

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Brett Doze

InSession Film

At times, it can feel like this film is employing very familiar plot points for a romantic drama. However, it takes those narrative aspects and heightens them where so many others have not.

May 2, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Everything about “Sylvie’s Love” screams classic Hollywood romance.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Synopsis

In Sylvie’s Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playing behind a less-talented but well-known bandleader, as member of a jazz quartet. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), who dreams of a career in television, spends her summer days helping around her father’s record store, as she waits for her fiancé to return from war. When Robert takes a part-time job at the record store, the two begin a friendship that sparks a deep passion in each of them unlike anything they have felt before. As the summer winds down, life takes them in different directions, bringing their relationship to an end. Years pass, Sylvie’s career as a TV producer blossoms, while Robert has to come to terms with what the age of Motown is doing to the popularity of Jazz. In a chance meeting, Sylvie and Robert cross paths again, only to find that while their lives have changed, their feelings for each other remain the same. Writer/director Eugene Ashe combines romance and music into a sweeping story that brings together changing times, a changing culture, and the true price of love.

Director: Eugene Ashe
Executive Producer: Bobbi Sue Luther, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Matt Rachamkin, Sidra Smith, Emmet Dennis, Tessa Thompson
Screenwriter: Eugene Ashe
Production Co: Iam21 Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Smoking|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2020

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