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Sybil is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joseph Sargent released in USA on 7 june 2008 with Tammy Blanchard

Sybil (2007)

Sybil
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Released in USA 7 june 2008
Length 3h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating68% 3.4413.4413.4413.4413.441

Sybil is a 2007 American docudrama directed by Joseph Sargent. The teleplay by John Pielmeier is based on the 1973 book of the same name by Flora Rheta Schreiber, which fictionalized the story of Shirley Ardell Mason, who was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder (more commonly then as "split personality", now called dissociative identity disorder). This is the second adaptation of the book, following an Emmy Award-winning 1976 miniseries that was broadcast by NBC. The university scenes were filmed at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

In January 2006, The Hollywood Reporter announced CBS had greenlit the project, but it was shelved after completion. The film was released in Italy, New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Norway, and Hungary before finally being broadcast in the US by the network on June 7, 2008.

Synopsis

Le film est basé sur le livre Sybil de Flora Rheta Schreiber paru en 1973. Sybil Dorsett est une jeune femme diplômée qui souffre d'étranges absences et demande de l'aide à une psychiatre : le Dr Cornelia Wilbur. On suit la longue psychothérapie de Sybil, au cours de laquelle la thérapeute va mettre en évidence un trouble de la personnalité multiple, en l'occurrence, chez Sybil, ce sont dix-sept personnalités différentes qui prennent le contrôle d'elle-même. Certaines sont psychotiques et veulent la tuer. Ces troubles sont liés à des abus sexuels durant l'enfance. La thérapie va mener à la réintégration progressive de ces personnalités en une seule.

Actors

Tammy Blanchard

(Sybil Dorset)
Jessica Lange

(Dr. Cornelia Wilbur)
JoBeth Williams

(Hattie Dorsett)
Ron White

(Dr. Atcheson)
Fab Filippo

(Ramon)
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