Sibyl (2019)

A jaded psychotherapist returns to her first passion of becoming a writer.

Director:

Justine Triet

Writers:

Arthur Harari (screenplay), David H. Pickering (English dialogue)

Stars:

Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Virginie Efira	...	Sibyl (le psychothérapeute)
Adèle Exarchopoulos	...	Margot Vasilis
Gaspard Ulliel	...	Igor (amant de Margot)
Sandra Hüller	...	Mika (le réalisateur)
Laure Calamy	...	Edith (soeur de Sybil)
Niels Schneider	...	Gabriel (amant de Sibyl)
Paul Hamy	...	Etienne (mari de Sybil)
Arthur Harari	...	Katz (Le docteur)
Adrien Bellemare	...	Daniel (enfant patient)
Jeane Arra-Bellanger	...	Selma (fille aînée de Sybil) (as Jeane Ara Bellanger)
Liv Harari	...	Livia (fille cadette de Sybil)
Lorenzo Lefèbvre	...	Galotin (assistant de Mika)
Aurélien Bellanger	...	L'éditeur
Philip Vormwald	...	Le patient quitté
Henriette Desjonquères	...	La meneuse AA

Storyline

Alternately traumatic and sensual memories from that period keep intruding on 40ish Sibyl's otherwise mended life, like rude mental glitches. Perhaps that's partly why she hits the brakes on her day job, dropping multiple damaged clients so she can spend more time working on her first novel - only for the blinking cursor on her blank-screened laptop to glare back at her like an admonishment. In need of distraction, she changes her mind and takes on a new, intriguing client: young, fragile actress Margot, who's mired in a hellish love triangle with Igor, the dreamy, preening leading man on her latest film, and Mika, her jealous, demanding female director. Pregnant with Igor's unwanted child, Margot doesn't want Sibyl to analyze her so much as take charge of her collapsing life. That's an overstep that the dubiously good psychotherapist, who at last finds writing inspiration in the ingenue's real-life melodrama, is all too willing to take, even jetting to Stromboli to coach her client ...

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | forename as title | title directed by female | f rated | female protagonist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English Italian

Release Date:

24 May 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

Sibyl

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,030,970

Company Credits

Production Co:

France 2 Cinéma, Les Films de Pierre, Page 114

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 148516.

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Connections

References Dirty Dancing (1987)

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Soundtracks

La rua Madureira
Written by Nino Ferrer
(1969)

User Reviews

Surprising , more a drama than a comedy

Such an unconventional movie, with a great cast . The story is twisted , in many directions but it comes to Sibyl's conclusion , "my life is a fiction ...." Then perfect setting with the Stromboli ;) Sensible , smart , great photo... . and bravo to Virginie, Adele, Gaspard and Nils .