I was 10 in 76. We were always ahead of our years with strong subject matter but this movie scared the hell out of me. I remember feeling safe knowing how much my mom loved us.
I have never wept so hard in my entire 55 years on Mother Earth whether this is true or not it is a devastating story and if Sybil Dorset or Shirley Mason really had this happen to them I hope things get better😢
My father exactly... I was the Rosemary Kennedy in my family for being diagnosed with autism at 16 years old and was institutionalized for 5 years for suicidal ideations... That's when I found this movie, and I found solace in it at the time, amongst others including The King's Speech. Brilliant portrayal of traumatized child grown into an insecure and completely lost adult woman... how sad, yea how accurately and respectfully and artfully it was done. Brava! ❤
The church feels positively about psychiatry, SDAs are health oriented But boy is it sexist, legalist and full of crunchy self righteousness Source: raised Adventist
She got an Emmy for this performance, but what she really needs is a life time achievement award for this performance. It is a tour-de-force of brilliance. And on a different topic, that was a beautiful cafeteria set up that the Metropolitan Museum had, the location of this scene is now a gallery
The fathers level of denial is unimaginable. It is true that there are people like this, from my own experience, in a milder form. But having to live like this with people in your family you have to make the decision to separate or live quietly with the insanity.
In the book, Willard does come around to believe Sybil...at least for the most part. He does not say much, as he never seemed to....he lived in denial...but he DID finally say to Dr. Wilbur: "I never believed a mother would hurt a child.How could I know, when no one told me? I believed Hattie." Then with a brief moment of admission: "I was so overwhelmed by Hattie that I didn't think." Then he says: "Dr. Wilbur, I am quite sure Sybil's recollections are accurate in every respect. Knowing Hattie, I know she was entirely capable of them [the abuse]." He asks Sybil to forgive him. She remains mostly neutral saying "Let the dead past remain buried." He asks her if giving her more money would help end her 'blackouts',& she replies noncommittally "Money always helps." And they talk of other things. For the rest of his days, Sybil never failed to received a monthly check from him. But after he died, Willard allegedly 'failed' her again.....he never left her any provisions at all. She & her 'personalities' war between being upset at Daddy dying & rage at his failing her again for some reason.
I remember seeing part of this before my mom told me I wasn't supposed to watch this and she shooed me off. It was sad and horrifying when I finally watched the whole thing years later.
So, it turns out that the whole "Sybil" phenomenon was fake. The original "Sybil", Shirley Ardell Mason, who died in 1998, at one point even tried to tell the truth but by then the lie was a book and an upcoming movie and nobody wanted to back out. Sally Field's performance is amazing, but wow, it's based on garbage.
ReviewCam Yeah. When a little girl is constantly needing to be seen bc she keeps getting physically hurt and especially when they discovered her genitals to be severly wounded should have been enough to show that child abuse was goiny on especially if she begs the doctor to not let her go back home. Shame on her father and the pediatrician for not protecting her from her sick, fucked up mother! They all failed her.
Cybil takes the cake as one of the greatest laugh novelties but you have to catch the right stuff at the right time and sometimes thats was one of the most fantastic movies of 70s New York. You cant help but feel sorry as fast as you want to laugh though. The ending was special too-
I was 7 years old when this movie was released. I don't remember when it was playing on television but I was still a very young child. I watched it and had a mixture of being amused and horrified. I don't think it was appropriate for me to be watching that movie but I did and there's nothing I can do about it now. However, it stirred my interest in those with mental health conditions. Today, I am a licensed mental health professional and I can tell you that when I see this movie today, I do not find it amusing in the least. I find it heartbreaking. While I have never worked with anyone who has mental illness of this magnitude, I have worked with some who were pretty sick. I find it an honor when someone confides in me and allows me to walk with them in their pain. I am honored to walk with them on that journey that hopefully leads to wellness. I have the utmost compassion for those who suffer like Sybil. It takes more courage than anyone realizes to seek therapy when you're in this much pain. God bless all of them and I am thankful to have them in my life in the hopes that I can help guide them to wellness.
There was a said lawyer that had insisted that he was a "father" for court purposes & would obtain power of attorney for a bank account worth over one million dollars. Arrangements were made for Sybil to receive a cheque for her expenses, which in 1967 amounted to about less than $300.00 a month. He wrote her a letter in 1969 to tell her that her money was all gone and not to write him anymore. Some people may have thought that it was wrong for Sybil to ask JW lawyer Glen Howe for money.rite
The closest thing to Vicky would be a persona like France Gall not to be confused with one of the Francois Hardy singers which were actually two female singers not one. Vicky, as a multiple persona, is not just an English version of a confused woman speaking French. Vicky can speak French. Vicky is not a push over. Sometimes pain can be so extreme that one must forget even the language in order for a rest. Francois Hardy 2 may or may not be one of the Sharon Tates...right?
I was 10 in 76. We were always ahead of our years with strong subject matter but this movie scared the hell out of me. I remember feeling safe knowing how much my mom loved us.
I have never wept so hard in my entire 55 years on Mother Earth whether this is true or not it is a devastating story and if Sybil Dorset or Shirley Mason really had this happen to them I hope things get better😢
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My father exactly... I was the Rosemary Kennedy in my family for being diagnosed with autism at 16 years old and was institutionalized for 5 years for suicidal ideations... That's when I found this movie, and I found solace in it at the time, amongst others including The King's Speech. Brilliant portrayal of traumatized child grown into an insecure and completely lost adult woman... how sad, yea how accurately and respectfully and artfully it was done. Brava! ❤
Sally did an amazing job. I watched this when I was a teenager and I will never forget it.
Poor thing...
The church feels positively about psychiatry, SDAs are health oriented But boy is it sexist, legalist and full of crunchy self righteousness Source: raised Adventist
This is me.. and my daughter. DAMN
Great Sally Field 💚 Unique!
She got an Emmy for this performance, but what she really needs is a life time achievement award for this performance. It is a tour-de-force of brilliance. And on a different topic, that was a beautiful cafeteria set up that the Metropolitan Museum had, the location of this scene is now a gallery
I remember Sybil grew up in a Fundamentalist sect that harped on the end of the world. God was presented as a tyrannical monster with their group.
Her dad had some mental issues as well!..
Her mother and father were dysfunctional monsters. Not her fault.
Unfortunately the Sybil story was proven to be a hoax.....read Debbie Nathan's book "Sybil Exposed"
Master class in acting.
Hi Peter and Eric.
The fathers level of denial is unimaginable. It is true that there are people like this, from my own experience, in a milder form. But having to live like this with people in your family you have to make the decision to separate or live quietly with the insanity.
In the book, Willard does come around to believe Sybil...at least for the most part. He does not say much, as he never seemed to....he lived in denial...but he DID finally say to Dr. Wilbur: "I never believed a mother would hurt a child.How could I know, when no one told me? I believed Hattie." Then with a brief moment of admission: "I was so overwhelmed by Hattie that I didn't think." Then he says: "Dr. Wilbur, I am quite sure Sybil's recollections are accurate in every respect. Knowing Hattie, I know she was entirely capable of them [the abuse]." He asks Sybil to forgive him. She remains mostly neutral saying "Let the dead past remain buried." He asks her if giving her more money would help end her 'blackouts',& she replies noncommittally "Money always helps." And they talk of other things. For the rest of his days, Sybil never failed to received a monthly check from him. But after he died, Willard allegedly 'failed' her again.....he never left her any provisions at all. She & her 'personalities' war between being upset at Daddy dying & rage at his failing her again for some reason.
@@taracollins5597 Read Sally's autobiography "In Pieces" and you'll understand HER tramatic life with her stepfather...
What's the matter with her is that she has an asshole for a father.
I remember seeing part of this before my mom told me I wasn't supposed to watch this and she shooed me off. It was sad and horrifying when I finally watched the whole thing years later.
That's a good way to get 86ed.
What you and mother call my "moodiness"........
No wonder he thought it was the devil. Damn.
I always wondered how Willard thought he would recognize the Devil....as he was married to one of his demons! Sybil's mother was pure evil.
True story. How. Sad
So, it turns out that the whole "Sybil" phenomenon was fake. The original "Sybil", Shirley Ardell Mason, who died in 1998, at one point even tried to tell the truth but by then the lie was a book and an upcoming movie and nobody wanted to back out. Sally Field's performance is amazing, but wow, it's based on garbage.
Unscrupulous Therapists are still at it these days.
She should have let one of the personalities take over to bash her father's face in
Uuuhhhh....why?
@@mangersavoir4213 Because she was asking him to help save her from severe abuse, and he didn't.
@@mjreikiriot3302 I don't remember that part of the movie but it has been a while
Too bad this is Peggy.
her father was right.. drug you hospitalize you alone amongst lost souls........armageddon.......how do you deal with this reality
Sally Field was amazing.
Her first serious role.Before this she did Gidget and The Flying Nun.Also The Girl With Something Extra.
Bart Simpson was a Sybil (from Sybil) parody in the The Simpsons episode “Paths of Glory”.
Sybil is a teenager.
Love this movie. Sally Field was superb!!!
So sad. Sally Fields brought her to life!
I was hoping that sybil would had smack the shit out of that father of her's. He deserve it!
It really looked like she was about to stab him with that fork !
poor girl
The Dad was as big a wacko as the mother that tortured her....
So are most Hollywood types.
ReviewCam Yeah. When a little girl is constantly needing to be seen bc she keeps getting physically hurt and especially when they discovered her genitals to be severly wounded should have been enough to show that child abuse was goiny on especially if she begs the doctor to not let her go back home. Shame on her father and the pediatrician for not protecting her from her sick, fucked up mother! They all failed her.
Faeries_Xylia 923 - yep, they all failed her! Tragic, can’t even describe what that fucked up bitch of a mother did to Sybil!!
Yes.
He denied that anything was happening.
got me dancing on my feet while studying physic. thank you so much for the beautiful music. love it biggest fan.
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Cybil takes the cake as one of the greatest laugh novelties but you have to catch the right stuff at the right time and sometimes thats was one of the most fantastic movies of 70s New York. You cant help but feel sorry as fast as you want to laugh though. The ending was special too-
I was 7 years old when this movie was released. I don't remember when it was playing on television but I was still a very young child. I watched it and had a mixture of being amused and horrified. I don't think it was appropriate for me to be watching that movie but I did and there's nothing I can do about it now. However, it stirred my interest in those with mental health conditions. Today, I am a licensed mental health professional and I can tell you that when I see this movie today, I do not find it amusing in the least. I find it heartbreaking. While I have never worked with anyone who has mental illness of this magnitude, I have worked with some who were pretty sick. I find it an honor when someone confides in me and allows me to walk with them in their pain. I am honored to walk with them on that journey that hopefully leads to wellness. I have the utmost compassion for those who suffer like Sybil. It takes more courage than anyone realizes to seek therapy when you're in this much pain. God bless all of them and I am thankful to have them in my life in the hopes that I can help guide them to wellness.
There was a said lawyer that had insisted that he was a "father" for court purposes & would obtain power of attorney for a bank account worth over one million dollars. Arrangements were made for Sybil to receive a cheque for her expenses, which in 1967 amounted to about less than $300.00 a month. He wrote her a letter in 1969 to tell her that her money was all gone and not to write him anymore. Some people may have thought that it was wrong for Sybil to ask JW lawyer Glen Howe for money.rite
The closest thing to Vicky would be a persona like France Gall not to be confused with one of the Francois Hardy singers which were actually two female singers not one. Vicky, as a multiple persona, is not just an English version of a confused woman speaking French. Vicky can speak French. Vicky is not a push over. Sometimes pain can be so extreme that one must forget even the language in order for a rest. Francois Hardy 2 may or may not be one of the Sharon Tates...right?
This, and her meld of "Bolero" and "Suzanne," are sensational!
thxxx 4 sharing :)) ,, great 1