In a normal year, it’s likely that “Sylvie’s Love” would have a prime theatrical release date that would set it up for awards season. But 2020 is no typical year, as COVID-19 has changed everything, particularly when it comes to how films are released. Now, the upcoming romantic drama is going straight to Amazon Prime Video, but that doesn’t mean this shouldn’t be one of your most anticipated fall films.
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As seen in the trailer, “Sylvie’s Love” stars Tessa Thompson as the title character, a young Black woman that falls in love with a musician but has dreams of her own. When her musician beau goes off to fulfill his own dreams, Sylvie is left to work on making it on her own, hopefully as a TV producer.
Joining Tessa Thompson in the cast are Nnamdi Asomugha, Aja Naomi King, Jemima Kirke, Tone Bell, Alano Miller, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, and Eva Longoria. The film is written and directed by Eugene Ashe, who previously had his directorial debut on the 2012 film, “Homecoming.”
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“Sylvie’s Love” is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video on December 25. You can watch the new trailer below.
Here’s the 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.