| 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) Rezo Films (France) Distri7 (Belgium) |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France Belgium |
| Language | French |
Sympathy for the Devil (French: Sympathie pour le diable) is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019. 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.
The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf.
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, before premiering commercially on November 29.
Cast
- 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
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Director | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated | |
| 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
- ^ 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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