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Sympathy for the Devil (Original title)One plus One (Alternative title)1 plus 1 (Alternative title)
Date: 1968 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard

Synopsis: A collage of the Rolling Stones rehearsing 'Sympathy for the Devil' in the studio as they compose material for their forthcoming 'Beggar's Banquet' album, combined with Godard's sequences and abstract fictional vignettes of revolutionary political activism. The film also features Black Power revolutionaries and a TV interview with one Eve Democracy about the relationship between culture and revolution.Shotlist: "Chapters" (corresponding to film reels): The Stones Rolling Outside Black Novel Sight and Sound All About Eve Hi Fiction Science The Heart of Occident 1 Plus 1 Makes 2 Inside Black Syntax Changes in Sociaty (sic.) Under the Stones The Beach

Genres:
Drama, Documentary

Subject:
The Rolling Stones (band)
Releases
Date: 1968not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 109 mins Length: 9810 Feet
Date: 1968not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound
Date: October 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(19)

Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2005BFI identifier: C-1484928
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3601 FeetStock date: 1976BFI identifier: C-752523
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)


Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-969363
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Video materials(2)
Description: HD Cam SRBFI identifier: C-1583800
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-969363
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Film materials(17)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 905 FeetBFI identifier: C-534094
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3635 FeetStock date: 1976BFI identifier: C-752524
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 3601 FeetStock date: 1976BFI identifier: C-752523
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 2005BFI identifier: C-1484927
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-1484940
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-1484943
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: AcetateSound: MuteStock date: 2005BFI identifier: C-1484926
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-1484944
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: PolyesterBFI identifier: C-1484945
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2005BFI identifier: C-1484928
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-1484925
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-1484937
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: AcetateSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-1484938
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundStock date: 1961Stock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-1484924
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SoundStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-1484939
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1484941
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1484942
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film