3 Romance Movies Starring Black Women
Black women are honored in this selection of movies to watch if you like stories mixing passion, suspense and twists.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
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This film adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 book by Barry Jenkins, follows the love story between Tish and Fonny in Harlem in the 1970s. One day, Fonny is arrested and put in jail for a crime he did not commit. With the support of her family, Tish does everything in her power to prove the innocence of her great love. Between injustice and hope, this film will take you with it in this magnificent love story.
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Queen And Slim (2019)
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This film presents the story of Queen and Slim, who met on Tinder and are on the run the night of their first date, after an altercation with a policeman that turns into a tragedy when Slim, in self-defense, grabs the policeman's gun and shoots him. With no bearings left, Queen and Slim can now only count on each other and from this runaway, a sincere and strong love will be born. Passion and suspense are the key ingredients of this story that is as touching as it is memorable.
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Sylvie’s Love (2020)
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In the summer of 1957 in New York, Sylvie, a young woman with a passion for music, works in her father's record store in Harlem where she meets Robert, a young saxophonist in a jazz band. Sylvie and Robert get closer with their common passion for music and quickly a true love story is born between the two. Some time after their meeting, Robert and his band had the opportunity to tour in Paris. He invited Sylvie to join him but she refused. A few years later, Robert is back in New York to record a new album with his band but Sylvie is now married. Between sacrifice and passion, this film will transport you in this love story with many twists and turns.
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