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The Photograph
Why this pick
Like Sylvie’s Love, it pairs a lush, adult romance with elegant period-inflected style, music, and a patient focus on how family history shapes the chance to love.
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MOVIE2020 1h 54m USA
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Why this pick
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A United Kingdom
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In New York City, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a young woman enjoys a heated romance with a saxophonist who takes a summer job at her father's record store. Years later, following their split, the pair reconnect and discover that their feelings for each other have not faded.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tessa Thompson
Sylvie
Nnamdi Asomugha
Robert
Aja Naomi King
Mona
Ryan Michelle Bathe
Kate