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Sibyl (French with English subtitles)
Location
Main screening room
Date
August 29th, 2023
Duration
100 min
Cycle
Justine Triet avant la Palme

With the success of Justine Triet, who win Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, with her film Anatomie d'une chute, it's a perfect opportunity to revisit her career as a filmmaker. In her three films deeply rooted in the contemporary world, Triet has drawn powerful portraits of women combining intimate narratives and collective chronicles, and she has established herself as one of the leading names in French cinema.

Sibyl
Directed by
Justine Triet
Language
French with English subtitles
Actors
Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel
Origins
France, Belgium
Year
2019
Duration
100 min
Genre
Drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis

Sibyl, a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot, a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated almost to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes more and more involved in Margot’s tumultuous life, reviving volatile memories that bring her face to face with her past.

Sibyl

Justine Triet

Justine Triet is a French director, screenwriter and actress. After directing several documentaries and a short film (Vilaine Fille, mauvais garçon) that won a prize at the 2012 Berlinale and feature films that attracted attention at the Cannes Film Festival during the 2010s, her first theatrical success Victoria, was nominated five times at the 2017 Césars. Her film Anatomy of a Fall wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.

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«Ce qui impressionne dans *Sibyl*, c’est d’abord la conduite d’un récit imprévisible. Une conduite à tombeau ouvert qui enchaîne virage serré sur virage serré, qui frôle plus d’une fois l’accident mais qui, pourtant, par une sorte de rigueur folle, tient la route. Son moteur n’est pas le réalisme mais son carburant est bien la fiction. Disons même la toute-puissance de la fiction comme moyen d’inventer sa vie et de sortir de la dépression. Dans cette cure réciproque menée par Sibyl et Margot, tout semble peu à peu se dérouler sur la scène d’un théâtre intime, d’un théâtre mental.»
Thierry Jousse, Les Inrockuptibles (2019)
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