“As the summer winds down, life takes them in different directions, bringing their relationship to an end,” the synopsis continues. “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.” Thompson also serves as an executive producer on the project and was eager to star in the film as Black romances hardly get the period treatment on film. The actress told ABC earlier this year the script reminded her of “The Notebook.” “To make a film that centers around two Black people falling in love felt really impactful to me,” Thompson added. “I think even in these moments of peril and pain, it shows we’re still having dinner, we’re still celebrating, we’re still singing songs, we’re still making love and doing all the other things that we do as humans to sustain us.”
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