Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran
Year
2003
Running time
94 min.
Country
France
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
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Genre
Drama. Comedy | Friendship. 1960s
Synopsis
During the early 1960's, Paris was an explosion of life. As the old gave way to the new, everything was in flux and the city was filled with a energy that promised cultural shifts and social change. Against this background, in a working class neighborhood, two unlikely characters--a young Jew and an elderly Muslim--begin a friendship. When we meet MoVse, also known as Momo (Pierre Boulanger), he is in effect an orphan even though he lives with his father, a man slowly retreating into a crippling depression. His only friends are the street prostitutes who treat him with genuine affection. Momo buys his groceries at the neighborhood shop, a crowded dark space owned and run by Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), a silent exotic looking man who sees and knows more than he lets on. After Momo is abandoned by his father, Ibrahim becomes the one grownup in Momo's life. Together they begin a journey that will change their lives forever.
Awards
2003: César Awards: Best Actor (Sharif)
2003: Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo - Best Actor (Pierre Boulanger)
2004: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best European Movie
2003: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.
2003: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.
2003: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations
Critics' reviews
- "Surely there is room in the movies for a small film with an unabashed, even old-fashioned but timeless humanist spirit"
- "Monsieur Ibrahim takes a provocative subject -- friendship and love between a Jew and a Muslim -- and makes it seem natural and wondrous."
- "Tender but never sappy, Monsieur Ibrahim brings two people of vastly different age and background together in ways that are touching, and telling. It's a small, glowing gem."
- "Contrary to expectation, it's neither a movie about religion nor the coming together of enemies. What it is, at heart, is a movie about love"
- "The movie is sometimes profound in its simple, optimistic message of friendship -- and sometimes it's plain simple."
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Ranking Lists Position
- 77 My Top 10 Movies from 2003 (24)
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