Sympathy for the Devil (2019 film) explained

Sympathy for the Devil
Native Name:Sympathie pour le diable
Director:Guillaume de Fontenay
Producer:Pascal Bascaron
Nicole Robert
Jean-Yves Robin
Marc Stanimirovic
Based On:Sympathie pour le diable by Paul Marchand
Starring:Niels Schneider
Vincent Rottiers
Ella Rumpf
Cinematography:Pierre Aim
Editing:Mathilde Van de Moortel
Studio:Monkey Pack Films
Go Films
Logical Pictures
Distributor:Les Films Séville (Canada)[1]
Rezo Films (France)
Distri7 (Belgium)
Runtime:100 minutes
Country: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.[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]

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

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Canadian Screen Awards28 May 2020Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe[7]
Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela
John Dunning Best First Feature AwardGuillaume de Fontenay
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois2020Best FilmSympathy for the Devil[8]
Prix Iris10 June 2020Best DirectorGuillaume de Fontenay[9]
Best ActorNiels Schneider
Best ScreenplayGuillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe
Best SoundSylvain Bellemare, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Best Visual EffectsBenoît Brière, Kinga Sabela
Best First FilmGuillaume de Fontenay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sympathy for the Devil (2019). UniFrance. 1 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Maxime . Demers . Sympathie pour le diable: un film bouleversant et nécessaire . . November 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: Jordan . Mintzer . 'Sympathy for the Devil' ('Sympathie pour le diable'): Film Review . . December 2, 2019.
  4. Web site: Marc-André . Lussier . Sympathie pour le diable : comme une ambiance de fin du monde . . November 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: T'cha . Dunlevy . 25 years of Cinemania: Film fest represents 'what Quebec is, and what Canada is . . November 1, 2019.
  6. Web site: Marc-André . Lussier . Sympathie pour le diable : l'urgence de dire . . November 25, 2019.
  7. Web site: Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations . . 18 February 2020 . 3 May 2020 . French .
  8. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1694419/antigone-prix-collegial-cinema-quebecois-sophie-deraspe "Antigone remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"
  9. Web site: Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix . . 10 June 2020 . 11 June 2020 . French .