Sibyl – Therapie Zwecklos (2019)

Sibyl – Therapie Zwecklos: Directed by Justine Triet. With Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller. A jaded psychotherapist returns to her first passion of becoming a writer.

“It could be a kind of french Mulholland Drive. The materials where there: the affections of the past, the psychological insight, the fiction inside the fiction, fantasies, memories…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA failed writer retakes her old dream to write a beautiful novel, but her lacks of inspiration block her… until she met an actress, who tells her about her troubles. Quickly Sibyl sees a paralelism with her past, about her frustrated love with a man that bring her a passion and then another trauma related with a son they had. Sibyl lost her literal aspirations and her love and in ten years she discovered herself having a life that is safe, with some client as therapist and a husband that gives her estability. But none of these are now valid items to her.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe materials, as I said are good, but by one side the dialogue is too melodramatic, sometimes the scenes turns cartoonish and melodrama doesnu0026#39;t fits very well with the tone of the film, a psychologial drama. The scenes are also too repetitive, once we understand her old past love was very passionate, we donu0026#39;t need three more scenes of kissing and stuff.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy other side, the other characters, aside form Sibyl, doesnu0026#39;t feel with depth, something is missing with all of them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a pity, because the idea is very good. A lost opportunity.”