Word: sylviaã
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...remember] the day in which [they] saw an unknown woman crossing the street,” Guerín said in the question and answer session after the screening. He could be “a painter, maybe a poet, maybe a filmmaker.” “Sylvia?? is filled with such uncertainties, perhaps because it is almost devoid of dialogue. The film’s lack of clear storyline also leaves it open to interpretation. Even the purpose and importance of dialogue itself is open to question, as well as other aspects of the film...
...meets a woman at a Jane Austen movie marathon. The two connect over their love of the author, and she invites Prudie to join her and some romantically challenged friends for some literary discussions. The crew includes Jocelyn (Bello) a lonely dog breeder, and Allegra, the recently-separated Sylvia??s lesbian daughter. Rounding out the group is Grigg (Dancy), a younger man obsessed with all things science fiction. Over the course of the year the group shares their life problems while struggling to understand how Austen would approach a modern world. While anyone with rudimentary knowledge of Austen?...
...Kate Winslet—and her four sons Michael, Jack, George and Peter to their mutual benefit; Barrie needs them for inspiration and to inject some warmth into what was rapidly becoming a hollow life and they need him to help them get over the recent death of Sylvia??s husband, the boys’ father. Occasionally, the tone can be a little too sweet and sentimental: this is not a movie for the hard of heart. However, like Peter Pan says, if you really believe, at times the movie feels like its flying...
...Kate Winslet—and her four sons Michael, Jack, George and Peter to their mutual benefit; Barrie needs them for inspiration and to inject some warmth into what was rapidly becoming a hollow life and they need him to help them get over the recent death of Sylvia??s husband, the boys’ father. Occasionally, the tone can be a little too sweet and sentimental: this is not a movie for the hard of heart. However, like Peter Pan says, if you really believe, at times the movie feels like its flying...
Depp, Winslet, Highmore and Julie Christie—who plays Sylvia??s domineering mother—all deliver strong performances, adding a level of sophisticated emotion, grounding the film in a paradoxically fantastical reality. Occasionally, the tone can be a little too sweet and sentimental: this is not a movie for the hard of heart. However, like Peter Pan says, if you really believe, at times the movie feels like it’s flying...