Review of Sylvie's Love (2020) by Jluis_001 — 30 Dec 2020

A period film, in every sense of the word, but surprising because its lead characters and most of its cast are black.

Sumptuously shot, Sylvie's Love is an elegant, romantic and musical film. Without a doubt I must admit that in all itsA period film, in every sense of the word, but surprising because its lead characters and most of its cast are black.

Sumptuously shot, Sylvie's Love is an elegant, romantic and musical film.

Without a doubt I must admit that in all its production and visual aspects, it's a delight, but perhaps that same level of detail would not have hurt the script at all.

But there's a certain point that I liked, and that is that the film, although it touches elements on racism, it doesn't root its plot in it, nor does it make it something crucial for the development of the story, and that's something the producers and directors should start to explode.

Not all high-end films should focus on showing the Black experience in an ultra-realistic tone about its difficulties, and I say this because the goal isn't about disguising the situation in any way, but about exploring other variants, and ultimately Sylvie's Love is more focused on the romance, that in the social criticism, and there's nothing wrong with that.