Sylvie’s Love (2020) - Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria

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Tessa Thompson Sundance Romance ‘Sylvie’s Love’ Goes to Amazon Studios

“Sylvie’s Love,” a sweeping period romance starring Tessa Thompson, has sold to Amazon Studios out of this year’s Sundance film festival, sources close to the deal told Variety.

The sale, brokered by Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers, closed in the high seven-figure range, insiders added. “Sylvie’s Love’ marks Amazon’s third acquisition at the festival, alongside Alan Ball’s “Uncle Frank” and Phyllida Lloyd’s “Herself.” It’s unclear if Amazon intends to take the title out theatrically.

Directed by Eugene Ashe, the film follows two love birds (Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha) through a turbulent decade set to the sounds of 1960s jazz.

“They don’t make ’em like this any more, innocent and escapist and scrubbed clean of contact with real grubby life. But then, given the poor history of black representation in the Hollywood movies of the Golden Age, ‘they’ never really did,” wrote Variety critic Jessica Kiang in her review from Park City, “and perhaps this small act of retroactive redress is enough of a reason to make such a wildly old-fashioned, fantasy-bubble period romance.”

Producers on the project included Asomugha, Gabrielle Glore, Jonathan Baker, and Matthew Thurm. Executive producers included Thompson, Bobbi Sue Luther, and Akbar Gbajabiamila.

- Variety

[mwynn]

I did not know Nnamdi Asomugha became an actor. Will give this a look.

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Originally Posted by mwynn

I did not know Nnamdi Asomugha became an actor. Will give this a look.

Yes. He was also in Crown Heights from a couple years ago.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by JWFORD

Yes. He was also in Crown Heights from a couple years ago.

Thanks, I missed that will look it up.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbjakuJZgww

[Britnasty]

3/5

This film somehow escaped me until I saw the trailer last week as a YouTube ad and was immediately enthralled, it was probably the use of one of 2017’s best songs, If This Is Love by Ruth B.

The film, however, is rather mediocre and excessively saccharine to its own detriment at times. It is a love story so it should be expected but nothing that breaks the mold. Tessa Thompson carries the film with her endless ability to be charming, seductive, bossy and full of life with just a smirk. She really needs to be given better vehicles with which to truly excel in.

[Britbuffguy]

I've had this on my Prime watchlist for awhile, not it's finally out and I'm on an 80s kick. I'll get it in eventually.

[50strat54]

Good first half, boring second half, ending sucked.

Loved watching Tessa Thompson though!