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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.
" Sympathy for the Devil " is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. The song was written by Mick Jagger and credited to the Jagger–Richards partnership. It is the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
Oct 5, 2018 · Why Godard's controversial 'Sympathy for the Devil' is still an essential Stones movie 50 years later — and captures the end of an era.
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
May 1, 2024 · 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 gets Jagger into a rousing vocal display of soulful emotion that Godard captures on film.
Our take. Shot soon after the events of ‘68, Godard’s punchy politico-pop film focuses on footage of the Rolling Stones rehearsing in long, unedited takes. The era’s radical politics bubble forth from the tableaux of Black Power militants—and the potent persona of Godard’s collaborator, Anne Wiazemsky.
