The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil (1968)

Director
Jean-Luc Godard

Main cast
Sean Lynch; Mick Jagger; Brian Jones; Keith Richards; Charlie Watts

Genres
Documentary, Music

Description
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 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.


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