Monsieur Ibrahim
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A boy from a broken home finds a friend in an insular, spiritual shopkeeper in this period drama from writer/director François Dupeyron. Set in 1960s Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran revolves around Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young man who lives alone with his father in the bustling Rue Bleu district. Still smarting over the separation from his wife and other son, Momo's dad neglects his son in ways both minor and major, to the point where the teen spends most of his time out of school alone and isolated. He finds an unlikely ally in Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), a Muslim shopkeeper who spends most of his days behind the counter of his store reading the Koran. As time passes, Momo and Ibrahim begin to bring each other out of his respective shell, sharing a series of everyday adventures, culminating in Momo's indoctrination into Ibrahim's faith. Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran played the Toronto and Venice film festivals; at the latter, Sharif was given a lifetime achievement award for this and the rest of his career's work. ~ Michael Hastings, RoviCast
- Omar Sharif - Ibrahim
- Pierre Boulanger - Momo
- Gilbert Melki - Father
- Lola Naymark - Myriam
- Anne Suarez - Sylvie
Credit
Catherine Bouchard - Costume Designer, François Dupeyron - Director, Dominique Faysse - Editor, Katia Wyszkop - Production Designer, Remy Chevrin - Cinematographer, Laurent Petin - Producer, Michele Petin - Producer, Francois Maurel - Sound/Sound Designer, François Dupeyron - Screenwriter, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt - Book Author| Monsieur Hire (1989 Film), Monsieur Hawarden (1968 Film) | |
| Monsieur Lazhar (2011 Film), Monsieur Lecoq (1915 Film) |
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| Directed by | François Dupeyron |
| Produced by | Laurent Pétin Michèle Pétin |
| Written by | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (novel Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran and screenplay) François Dupeyron |
| Starring | Omar Sharif Pierre Boulanger Gilbert Melki Isabelle Renauld Lola Naymark Isabelle Adjani |
| Cinematography | Rémy Chevrin |
| Editing by | Dominique Faysse |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics(USA) |
| Release date(s) | 2003 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | ‹See Tfd› France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $11,576,431 [1] |
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (French pronunciation: [məsjø ibʁaim e le flœʁ dy kɔʁɑ̃], Mister Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an), also known as Monsieur Ibrahim in English, is a 2003 French movie starring Omar Sharif, and directed by François Dupeyron. The movie is based on a book and a play by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
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The film begins in a working-class neighborhood in the Paris of the 1960s. The main character, Moїse Schmidt (Momo), is a young Jewish boy growing up without a mother and with a father afflicted by crippling depression. Momo is fascinated by the elderly Turkish Muslim man, Ibrahim Demirci (Turkish pronunciation: [demiɾˈdʒi]), who runs a grocery store across the street from his apartment (where Momo often shoplifts). Their relationship develops and soon Momo feels closer to Ibrahim than to his father. Ibrahim affectionately calls Moїse Momo, and adopts him when his father leaves and commits suicide. Momo and Ibrahim go on a journey to Turkey, Ibrahim's homeland, in their new car (a Simca Aronde Océane).
Cast
- Monsieur Ibrahim – Omar Sharif
- Momo – Pierre Boulanger
- Momo's father – Gilbert Melki
- Momo's mother – Isabelle Renauld
- Myriam – Lola Naymark
- Sylvie – Anne Suarez
- Fatou – Mata Gabin
- Eva – Celine Samie
- The Movie Star – Isabelle Adjani
Awards
- César Award, Best Actor 2004: Omar Sharif
- Chicago International Film Festival, Silver Hugo for Best Male Performance 2003: Pierre Boulanger
- Venice International Film Festival, Audience Award, Best Actor 2003: Omar Sharif
Also nominated for several awards, including the 2004 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
References
External links
- Sony website for Monsieur Ibrahim
- Monsieur Ibrahim at the Internet Movie Database
- Monsieur Ibrahim at AllRovi
- Monsieur Ibrahim at Rotten Tomatoes
- Monsieur Ibrahim at Metacritic
- Monsieur Ibrahim at Box Office Mojo
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