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Film · 2019

Sibyl

Directed by Justine Triet · starring Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Gaspard Ulliel

  • 1 h 40 min
  • Comedy · Drama
  • France
  • 5.3 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.8 Users4 votes
  • 5.8 Critics4 reviews

Synopsis

Sibyl (Virginie Efira), a jaded psychotherapist returns to her first passion and long-time dream of becoming a writer. However, once she finally decides to move forward and leaves all her clients at the office behind, she discovers that perhaps writing is not as easy as she first thought it would be. She finds herself staring for hours at a time in front of a blank screen with no words coming to her. Then she meets Margot (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a young actress in need of her services as a psychotherapist, and Sibyl decides to admit her as a patient even though she is supposedly no longer working as in psychotherapy. Sibyl grows more and more connected to Margot's life and her problems: she is pregnant with the child of an extremely famous actor, one she doesn't want, and finds herself in a love triangle she does not know how to get out of with the man that gave her one of the most important roles of her career. Sibyl becomes invested in her life to the extent that she finds herself caught in the middle of it, all while old memories she did not want to remember start resurfacing.

The movie is directed by Justine Triet ('Victoria'). The cast is formed by by Virginie Efira ('Elle'), Adèle Exarchopoulos ('Blue is the Warmest Color'), Gaspard Ulliel ('Saint Laurent') and Neils Schneider ('Heartbeats'), among others.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
100 min1 hour and 40 minutes
Budget
€6.6mScope Pictures
How long is Sibyl?
1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes).
Who directed Sibyl?
Justine Triet.
Where can I watch Sibyl?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Mubi and with a channel on Apple TV.
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Director
Justine Triet
Producers
Geneviève Lemal

Videos and trailers

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Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 4 reviews
4.8 4 votes

What the critics say average 5.8 from 4 outlets

  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterJordan Mintzer Triet handles the material gracefully and altogether skillfully, directing star Virginie Efira to one of her most impressive all-encompassing performances to date. Read
  • 7.0 VarietyGuy Lodge 'Sibyl' is as reluctant to be pinned into an identity as its protagonist is, though Triet directs the whole with consistently silky style. Read
  • 5.0 The PlaylistBradley Warren Triet, unfortunately, delivers a flimsy, unremarkable story of obsession unlikely to reach much further than local cinemas. Read

Soundtrack

All 15 songs
  1. Good BaitNina Simone Spotify
  2. Blue VeinsThe Raconteurs Spotify
  3. Motherless ChildArranged, Les Humphries, The, Les Humphries Singers Spotify
  4. L'Été (Presto) - Les Quatre SaisonsBenoit Daniel Spotify

Trivia

  • Cannes

    'Sibyl' participated on the official competition section at Cannes International Film Festival in 2019.

  • Colaboration

    It is the second time that director Justine Triet collaborates with actress Virginie Efira, she had already appeared in her film 'In Bed with Victoria'.

  • Real couple

    Virginie Efira (Sibyl) and Niels Schneider (Gabriel) are a couple in real life.

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