‘Sibyl’ Trailer: Justine Triet’s Twisted Tale of Creative Obsession Comes to the States — Exclusive

In her third feature, the filmmaker directs Virginie Efira and Adèle Exarchopoulos in a clever tale of creative crisis, with an edge. Creative obsession gets a funny twist in Justine Triet’s “Sibyl,” which asks a question that has likely tortured many a wary therapy patient: what if all my personal drama was being used to fuel my therapist’s own dalliances in fiction writing? Margot, it seems, is about to find out, care of Triet’s latest film, set for a domestic debut September 11.

Per its official synopsis: “Sibyl (Virginie Efira), a jaded psychotherapist, abruptly decides to leave her practice to return to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a troubled up-and-coming actress, proves to be a source of inspiration that is far too tempting. Fascinated to the point of obsession, Sibyl becomes increasingly involved in Margot’s tumultuous life while negotiating her own demons.”
The film, Triet’s third feature and already her second collaboration with Efira, premiered at Cannes in 2019 and went on to screen at both the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival in the following months. Now, it’s landing in the U.S. to enthrall a new audience. Distributor Music Box Films bills it as “a delicate balance between drama and acidic farce,” always an intriguing and entertaining combination.