{"id":76823,"date":"2021-10-06T22:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76823"},"modified":"2021-10-06T22:28:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:28:59","slug":"sundays-and-cybele-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76823","title":{"rendered":"Sundays and Cybele (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m nothing. I&#8217;m nothing anymore.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster-674x1024.png 674w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn amnesiac veteran (Hardy Kr\u00fcger) living with a sympathetic nurse (Nicole Courcel) meets a 12-year-old girl named Francoise (Patricia Gozzi) when her father drops her off permanently at an orphanage. Pierre (Kr\u00fcger) and Francoise, a.k.a. Cybele, soon become close friends despite their difference in age &#8212; but how will the rest of the world view their relationship?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrench director Serge Bourguignon&#8217;s Oscar-winning Best Foreign Film tackles the challenging topics of PTSD and cross-age friendships with sensitivity and compassion. From the film&#8217;s distressing beginning, we learn that Gozzi&#8217;s character &#8212; who goes by the Christian name of &#8220;Francoise&#8221; but was actually born as &#8220;Cybele&#8221; &#8212; is deeply scarred by outright rejection from both her parents: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Rejection-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and eager to secure a bond with a reliable adult. To that end, traumatized Kr\u00fcger (emotionally stunted after believing he&#8217;s killed a girl in combat) fits the bill perfectly. However, Kr\u00fcger and Bozzi&#8217;s age and gender differences make their friendship inherently problematic, and their situation is further complicated by Bozzi&#8217;s quasi-romantic overtures (she insists that once she&#8217;s old enough at 18, they should marry). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Love-You-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Kr\u00fcger&#8217;s Pierre never shows anything but non-sexual love and intentions towards Francoise; however, the concerns of those around him make complete sense. While a sympathetic artist-friend (Daniel Ivernel) insists that Pierre&#8217;s friendship with Francoise is a good thing (&#8220;With this little girl he&#8217;s found a world where he fits in, where he&#8217;s happy.&#8221;): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Ivernel-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the risk of harm in one way or another is real. Gozzi&#8217;s performance is remarkably natural and precocious (she apparently had fun simply &#8220;playing&#8221; with Kr\u00fcger during shooting), while German-born Kr\u00fcger is believably innocent yet troubled in a challenging role. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger4-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hardy Kr\u00fcger as Pierre<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Kruger-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patricia Gozzi as Francoise\/Cybele<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Gozzi2-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nicole Courcel as Madeleine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel2-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henri Deca\u00eb&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Courcel-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cages-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Reflecting-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sundays-and-Cybele-Cinematography-604x260.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance and as a fine film to check out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055910\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/3313-sundays-and-cyb-le-innocent-love\">Criterion Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m nothing. I&#8217;m nothing anymore.&#8221; Synopsis: An amnesiac veteran (Hardy Kr\u00fcger) living with a sympathetic nurse (Nicole Courcel) meets a 12-year-old girl named Francoise (Patricia Gozzi) when her father drops her off permanently at an orphanage. Pierre (Kr\u00fcger) and Francoise, a.k.a. Cybele, soon become close friends despite their difference in age &#8212; but how will the rest of the world view their relationship? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Friendship Orphans Veterans Review: French director Serge Bourguignon&#8217;s Oscar-winning Best&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76823\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76823"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76844,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76823\/revisions\/76844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}