Sympathy for the Devil

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Sympathy for the Devil (1968)

NR 04/22/1969 (US) Documentary, Music 1h 55m

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Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living.

Overview

An exhilarating, provocative motion picture. The Rolling Stones rehearse their latest song, "Sympathy For the Devil," in a London studio. Beginning as a ballad, the track gradually acquires a pulsating groove, which gets Jagger into a rousing vocal display of soulful emotion that Godard captures on film.

Jean-Luc Godard

Director, Writer

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Sean Lynch

Commentary (voice)
Mick Jagger

Self
Brian Jones

Self
Keith Richards

Self
Charlie Watts

Self
Bill Wyman

Self
Anne Wiazemsky

Eve Democracy
Iain Quarrier

Fascist Porno Book Seller
Frankie Dymon

Black Power Militant
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A review by CRCulver

60%

Written by CRCulver on July 31, 2018

Has a film ever combined one theme of such wide popular appeal with another that will interest only a small crowd and simply baffle that big popular audience? Jean-Luc Godard's Sympathy for the Devil would delight one set of viewers and infuriate another. How does one even give a star rating to this?

In May 1968, Jean-Luc Godard was permitted to film the Rolling Stones over several days in a London studio as they gradually fleshed out their now classic song "Sympathy for the Devil", and so one might expect simply a documentary about a rock band's creative process. However, over the la... read the rest.

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