Summaries

A jaded psychotherapist returns to her first passion of becoming a writer. However, her life is complicated by a desperate film actress who wants her help, and who draws her into a world of questionable ethics.

A sly, sultry character study from filmmaker Justine Triet, SIBYL follows a psychotherapist (Virginie Efira) who decides to quit her practice and return to writing instead. As Sibyl starts dropping patients, she begins to struggle with excess time and a lack of inspiration--until she gets a call from Margot (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a young actress wrapped up in a dramatic affair with her costar, Igor (Gaspard Ulliel), who happens to be married to the film's director (Sandra Hüller). Becoming further enmeshed in Margot's life, Sibyl starts to blur past and present, fiction with reality, and the personal with the professional as she begins to use Margot's life as source material for her novel.—Music Box Films

Sibyl (Efira), a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot (Exarchopoulos), 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.

Details

Keywords
  • female full frontal nudity
  • barefoot female
  • forename as title
  • two daughters
  • reference to google
Genres
  • Drama
Release date May 23, 2019
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France Belgium
Official sites Music Box Films
Language English Italian French
Filming locations Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Studio Pôle Pixel, 24 rue Emile Decorps, Villeurbanne, Rhône, France
Production companies France 2 Cinéma Page 114 Les Films de Pierre

Box office

Budget $6200000
Gross worldwide $2949087

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 41m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

Synopsis

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