Sabrina is a 1995 romantic comedy film adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay of the same name, which in turn was based upon a play entitled Sabrina Fair.
It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and stars Harrison Ford as Linus Larrabee, Julia Ormond as Sabrina and Greg Kinnear (in his first starring film role) as David Larrabee. It also features Angie Dickinson, Richard Crenna, Nancy Marchand, Lauren Holly, John Wood, Dana Ivey and French actress Fanny Ardant.
Plot Summary
Sabrina Fairchild (Ormond) is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur, Thomas (John Wood), and has been in love with David Larrabee (Greg Kinnear) all her life. David is a playboy, constantly falling in love, yet he has never noticed Sabrina, much to her dismay. Sabrina travels to Paris for a fashion internship at Vogue (rather than a culinary course as in the original film) and returns as an attractive and sophisticated woman. David, after initially not recognizing her, is quickly drawn to her despite being engaged.
David's workaholic older brother Linus (Ford) sees this and fears that David's imminent wedding to the very suitable Elizabeth (Holly) might be endangered. If the wedding were to be canceled, so would a lucrative merger with the bride's family's business. Linus tries to redirect Sabrina's affections to himself and in the process, falls in love with her. Unwilling to admit his love, Linus sends Sabrina back to Paris; he is then induced to follow her by chiding from his mother (Nancy Marchand) and a newly-aware David, who steps into his shoes at the Larrabee corporation.
In this version, Linus Larrabee is described by Sabrina (quoting from others) as "the world's only living heart donor. He thinks that morals are paintings on walls and scruples are money in Russia."
The music was composed by John Williams and includes a song performed by Sting.
Cast
Critical reception
The film was one of Ford's few financial flops (domestic box-office result was US$53 million), primarily because it suffered from inevitable comparisons to the 1954 version with its trio of stars, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. However, the majority of critics enjoyed the movie, as seen from the fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 64 percent.
Awards and nominations
- Oscar 1996: Received two nominations, Best Original Score, Best Original Song (Moonlight)
- Golden Globe 1996:Received three nominations, "Best Film - Comedy/Musical", "Best Actor -Comedy/Musical-Harrison Ford", "Best Original Song" (Moonlight)
- Grammy 1997: Received a nomination for Best song composed for Film or TV series (Moonlight)
- CFCA 1996 Greg Kinnear won the award for "Most Promising Actor"
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