The latest in our series of under-appreciated films available to stream recalls 2020’s swoon-worthy throwback to 50s and 60s romances
When I first saw Eugene Ashe’s Sylvie’s Love at the Sundance film festival in January 2020, I remember not so much exiting the theater as floating. “That,” I said to anyone listening, “will surely be a smash, and end up swimming in Oscar nominations.”
Well, I was right to a degree on the first part – critics did praise the film – but the
Coronavirus pandemic nixed its theatrical release, and its end-of-year debut on
Amazon Prime did not connect on a mainstream level as it should have.