SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
DVD
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL is an exhilarating, provocative motion picture. The
Rolling Stones rehearse their latest song, "Sympathy For the Devil," in a London
studio. Beginning as a ballad, the track gradually acquires a pulsating groove,
which ... Full Description gets Jagger into a rousing vocal display of soulful
emotion that Godard is lucky enough to capture on film. Showing that rock and
roll is more than just partying and goofing off, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL is a
brilliant portrait of the creative process at its most collaborative and
arousing.
Jean-Luc Godard's SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL is an exhilarating, provocative
pastiche of a motion picture. While the focus of the film is on The Rolling
Stones song after which the film is titled, a series of abstract fictional
vignettes in the second half of the film allows Godard to probe topics as
diverse as Black Power, pornography, and the irony of interviewing celebrities.
These extended sequences elevate the film above a simple portrait of the English
rockers, constructing an intimate examination of the cultural and political
movements of the '60s. It is also a fascinating study of the intellectual
aesthetic that Godard developed toward the end of the decade. This film can
actually be viewed as two movies in one. In addition to the aforementioned
vignettes, the film shows The Rolling Stones in a London studio rehearsing
"Sympathy For the Devil," a song that became one of the era's most powerful
statements. The band (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts,
and Bill Wyman) takes a loose outline of this song and turns it into a stirring,
fully realized creation. Beginning as a ballad, the track gradually acquires a
pulsating groove, which gets Jagger into a rousing vocal display of soulful
emotion that Godard is lucky enough to capture on film. Showing that rock & roll
is more than just partying and goofing off, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL is a
brilliant portrait of the creative process at its most collaborative and
arousing
Bonus :
Original Theatrical Trailer
Music Video -"Sympathy For The Devil (Neptunes Remix)"