Sibyl (2019 film)

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
Sibyl received mixed reviews from critics.

AlloCiné, a French cinema site, gave the film an average rating of 3.7/5, based on a survey of 23 French reviews.