The film Sibyl is a very good scenic film with some excellent cinematography. It has a reasonably enjoyable storyline that isn’t too jaded, and the acting is actually very good. Now on DVD and Blu-ray the film is targeted to females 20’s to 40’s. It plays out in French with English subtitles.
Sibyl (Virginie Efira), a psychotherapist, has made a decision to quit her practice and write another book that has been her desire for a long time. In the process of telling her patients that they would have to see someone else, she finds that one of her patients, and actress Margot (Adéle Exarchopoulos), can be a good target for a lot of the content for the book. Leading Margot on while trying to fix most of her problems, Sibyl fails sending Margot on a tangent while filming off the coast of an active volcano.
The story takes a turn for the insane as Sibyl finds herself creating problems for the cast and director of Margot’s movie. Director of Sibyl Justine Triet does a fairly good job of setting up her story from the opening to just prior to the finale when things start to get a bit off course. While it looks like she means well, the word absurd comes to mind. Not to give away the last 20 minutes of the film, I’ll just say it’s probably the only real comedy in the story.
BONUS FEATURES include:
• Feature Audio Commentary by Film Critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Interviews with director Justine Triet, and actors Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Niels Schneider and Paul Hamy
• Photo Gallery
• Theatrical trailer and teasers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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The film has not been rated by the MPAA, but contains language, explicit sex, nudity, drug use and smoking. The film plays out in French mixed with some English. The subtitles go by very quickly due to the speed at which most French people talk, but there is a pause button on your DVD/Blu-ray player to get a pretty good understanding of the film. However, being that the French are very physically expressive, you can easily understand each of the character’s personalities.
Specifications and additional video information:
Cast: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller, Laure Calamy, Niels Schneider, Paul Hamy, Arthur Harari
Directed by: Justine Triet
Genre: Comic Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Rated contains language, explicit sex, nudity, drug use,
Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.
Video Release Date: April 26, 2022
Language: French
Reviewed Format: Blu-ray
Audio: DTS Master Audio 5.1
Video: Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
Subtitles: English
Distributed by: Music Box Films
Released on: Blu-ray, DVD
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
