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Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
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Jean-Luc Godard (writer)
Release Date:
22 April 1969 (USA)
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Godard's documentation of late 1960's western counter-culture, examining the Black Panthers, referring to works by LeRoi Jones and Eldridge Cleaver...
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The Rolling Stones at Altamont, 40 years later: What ended there, and also what began
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 6 December 2009, 10:04 AM, PST)
Blu-Ray Review: Much More Than a Tour Chronicled in ‘Gimme Shelter’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 3 December 2009, 9:09 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 6 December 2009, 10:04 AM, PST)
Blu-Ray Review: Much More Than a Tour Chronicled in ‘Gimme Shelter’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 3 December 2009, 9:09 PM, PST)
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Great rock and sweeping political view
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Lynch | ... | Commentary (voice) |
 | Mick Jagger | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones |
| Brian Jones | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones |
| Keith Richards | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones (as Keith Richard) |
| Charlie Watts | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones |
| Bill Wyman | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones |
| Anne Wiazemsky | ... | Eve Democracy |
| Iain Quarrier | ... | Fascist porno book seller |
| Frankie Dymon | ... | Black power militant (as Frankie Dymon Jnr.) |
| Danny Daniels | ... | Black power militant |
| Illario Pedro | ||
| Roy Stewart | ... | Black power militant |
| Linbert Spencer | ||
| Tommy Ansah | (as Tommy Ansar) | |
| Michael McKay |
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One Plus One (UK) (director's cut)
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100 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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UK:15 (re-rating) (1997) |
UK:X (original rating) |
Australia:MA |
Argentina:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 (video rating) (1997) (uncut) |
UK:X (original rating) (cut)
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The film was beset with a variety of production difficulties; among other things, the studio burned down and Brian Jones was arrested for cannabis possession.
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Referenced in Godard in America (1970)
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| one of godard's more accessible films | teejay6682 |
| Voiceover | bingham_bryant |
| ROLLING STONES!!! | hockeynut16 |
| He’s Lost Control | latinovator |
| What the? | Mark-O-Solo |
| James Fox...? | nickrogers1969 |
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Jean-Luc Godard has managed to combine a sweeping overview of U.S. political extremes with footage of the Rolling Stones to create a wonderful effect. Godard illustrates different extremes of the U.S. political continuum and intersperses them with the Rolling Stones recording my personal favourite, Sympathy for the Devil.
Once again, it would be a terrible mistake to take Godard at face value. The central thread of this movie, as well as that of many others, is satire. Who can take the gun-distributing black power militants seriously, or Eve Democracy for that matter? Godard's satire is as biting as ever.