Sympathy for the Devil (French: Sympathie pour le diable) is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019.[2] Based on the book of the same name by French war correspondent Paul Marchand, the film stars Niels Schneider as Marchand covering the Bosnian War in the 1990s.[3]
| Sympathy for the Devil | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Sympathie pour le diable |
| Directed by | Guillaume de Fontenay |
| Written by | Guillaume de Fontenay Guillaume Vigneault Jean Barbe |
| Based on | Sympathie pour le diable by Paul Marchand |
| Produced by | Pascal Bascaron Nicole Robert Jean-Yves Robin Marc Stanimirovic |
| Starring | Niels Schneider Vincent Rottiers Ella Rumpf |
| Cinematography | Pierre Aim |
| Edited by | Mathilde Van de Moortel |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Séville (Canada)[1] Rezo Films (France)[1] Distri7 (Belgium)[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France Belgium |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf.[4]
The film, a coproduction of companies from Canada, France and Belgium, had its Canadian theatrical premiere at the Cinemania film festival on November 11, 2019,[5] before premiering commercially on November 29.[6]
Cast
edit- Niels Schneider as Paul Marchand
- Ella Rumpf as Boba
- Vincent Rottiers as Vincent
- Clément Métayer as Philippe
- Arieh Worthalter as Ken Doyle
- Elisa Lasowski as Louise Baker
- Diego Martín as Luis
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | Nominated | |||
| John Dunning Best First Feature Award | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated | |||
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2020 | Best Film | Sympathy for the Devil | Nominated | [8] |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Director | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Actor | Niels Schneider | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Won | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | Won | |||
| Best First Film | Guillaume de Fontenay | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sympathy for the Devil (2019)". UniFrance. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Demers, Maxime (November 30, 2019). "Sympathie pour le diable: un film bouleversant et nécessaire". Le Journal de Montréal.
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (December 2, 2019). "'Sympathy for the Devil' ('Sympathie pour le diable'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Lussier, Marc-André (November 29, 2019). "Sympathie pour le diable : comme une ambiance de fin du monde". La Presse.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'cha (November 1, 2019). "25 years of Cinemania: Film fest represents 'what Quebec is, and what Canada is". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ Lussier, Marc-André (November 25, 2019). "Sympathie pour le diable : l'urgence de dire". La Presse.
- ^ "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Antigone remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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