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Sibyl (2019 film)

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Sibyl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJustine Triet
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySimon Beaufils[1]
Edited byLaurent Sénéchal[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) (Cannes)[2]
  • 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) (France and Belgium)[1]
Running time
100 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageFrench[1]
Budget€6.6 million[4]
($7.2 million)
Box office$2.9 million[5]

Sibyl is a 2019 comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari, and starring Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Gaspard Ulliel, in his final film to be released theatrically during his lifetime.[6] The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

Plot

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Sibyl is a psychotherapist who returns to her first passion: writing. Her newest patient, Margot, is a troubled up-and-coming actress, who proves to be too tempting a source of inspiration. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot's tumultuous life.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Filming took place in Paris, in studios located in Lyon and on the Italian island of Stromboli.[8]

Reception

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Sibyl received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 54 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Intriguing yet uneven, Sibyl is just about held together by its leads, but too often pits great performances against frustrating filmmaking."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[10]

AlloCiné, a French cinema site, gave the film an average rating of 3.7/5, based on a survey of 23 French reviews.[11]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2019 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Justine Triet Nominated [7]
Philadelphia Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Nominated [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Sibyl (2018)". Unifrance. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". Cannes Film Festival. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sibyl". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sibyl (2019)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Sibyl (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  6. ^ "En images : Mort de Gaspard Ulliel, un visage d'ange au cinéma". 20 Minutes (in French). AFP. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  8. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (29 October 2018). "A magnificent cast for Justine Triet's Sibyl". Cineuropa.
  9. ^ "Sibyl". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 May 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "Sibyl". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Sibyl". Allociné (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Sibyl". Philadelphia Film Society. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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