Sympathy for the Devil (1968)

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1968 film by Jean-Luc Godard that mixes documentary footage with fictional scenes and political readings. It shows the Rolling Stones in a recording studio as they work on the song Sympathy for the Devil.

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What happens

Sympathy for the Devil (originally titled 1 + 1; also One Plus One, by the film director, and distributed under that title in Europe) is a 1968 avant-garde film shot mostly in color by director Jean-Luc Godard, his first British-made, English-language film. It is a composite film, juxtaposing documentary, fictional scenes and dramatised political readings. It is most notable for its scenes documenting the creative evolution of the song "Sympathy for the Devil" as the Rolling Stones developed it during recording sessions at Olympic Studios in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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