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. 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.
Plot 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.
Cast Virginie Efira as Sibyl Adèle Exarchopoulos as Margot Vasilis Gaspard Ulliel as Igor Maleski Sandra Hüller as Mikaela "Mika" Sanders Laure Calamy as Édith Niels Schneider as Gabriel Paul Hamy as Étienne Arthur Harari as Dr. Katz Adrien Bellemare as Daniel Jeanne Arra-Bellanger as Selma Liv Harari as Livia Lorenzo Lefebvre as Galotin Aurélien Bellanger as the editor
Production Filming took place in Paris, in studios located in Lyon and on the Italian island of Stromboli.
Reception Critical response Sibyl received mixed reviews from critics. 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.
AlloCiné, a French cinema site, gave the film an average rating of 3.7/5, based on a survey of 23 French reviews.
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result2019Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrJustine TrietPhiladelphia Film FestivalBest Narrative Feature
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