Sympathy for the Devil [DVD]

The Rolling Stones

Overview

"Jean-Luc Godard's documentary Sympathy for the Devil combines footage of the Rolling Stones in a recording studio creating one of their masterpieces (the song gave the film its name) with the sort of documentary footage Godard was intrigued by at that time in his career. The film is presented in a transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio. The film was remastered from the camera negative, making it easily the best available version of the film. The English soundtrack was recorded in PCM Stereo. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer for the film and the music video for the Neptunes' remix of ""Sympathy for the Devil."" This DVD is recommended to hardcore Stones fans, and Godard enthusiasts."

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2003
UPC:	0037871100591
Original Release:	1994
Source:	UNIVERSAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00

Special Features

Theatrical trailer; The Neptunes' remix music video

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sean Lynch	Narrator,Narrator
The Rolling Stones	Primary Artist,Themselves
Keith Richards	Guitar
Anne Wiazemsky	Eve Democracy
Ian Quarrier	Adult Book Seller,Bookman
Frank Dymon Jr.	Black Power Militant
Danny Daniels	Black Power Militant
Illario Pedro	Black Power Militant
Roy Stewart	Black Power Militant
Linbert Spencer	Actor
Tommy Ansah	Actor
Michael McKay	Actor
Rudi Patterson	Actor
Mark Matthew	Actor
Karl Lewis	Actor
Bernard Boston	Actor
Nike Arrighi	Actor
Francoise Pascal	Actor
Joanna David	Actor
Monica Walters	Actor
Glenna Forster-Jones	Actor
Elizabeth Long	Actor
Jeanette Wild	Actor
Harry Douglas	Actor
Colin Cunningham	Actor
Graham Peet	Actor
Matthew Knox	Actor
Barbara Coleridge	Actor
Frankie Dymon, Jr.	Black Power Militant
The Rolling Stones	Performer

Technical Credits

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard	Director,Screenwriter
Michael Pearson	Producer
Iain Quarrier	Producer
Eleni Collard	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Jean-Luc Godard's 1970 film, which alternates late-'60s political propaganda with scenes from the Beggars Banquet album recording sessions. Although "Sympathy for the Devil" was once hailed as "a song of revolution unlike any that's ever been sung," by contemporary standards it is fairly dated, not only for its exaggerated "revolutionary" rhetoric, but for its artfulness. Studio footage of the Stones reworking the title track is interesting for fans, but many of the accompanying sequences drag on way past the point of being interesting. The end result is that one wants to skip the political mumbo jumbo and just watch the band; sadly, even that isn't terribly worthwhile. ~ Jim Smith