Monsieur Ibrahim
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| Monsieur Ibrahim | |
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| Directed by | François Dupeyron |
| Produced by | Laurent Pétin Michèle Pétin |
| Written by | Eric-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 |
| Cinematography | Rémy Chevrin |
| Editing by | Dominique Faysse |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics(USA) |
| Release date(s) | 2003 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Language | French |
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Monsieur Ibrahim (full title: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran) is a 2003 French movie starring Omar Sharif and directed by François Dupeyron. The movie is based on a book and a play by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
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[edit] Plot
The film begins in a working-class neighborhood in the 1960s Paris. The main character, Moses (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 Muslim man (Ibrahim) 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 Moses Momo, and adopts him when his father leaves and commits suicide. Moses and Ibrahim go on a journey to Turkey, Ibrahim's homeland. Ibrahim dies there in a car accident, and when Momo returns to France he finds that he has inherited the store. In the final scene, we see a young boy shoplifting from the store, and Momo (now a 30-year-old man) humoring him, replicating the scene in which Momo was first engaged by Ibrahim.
[edit] Cast
- Monsieur Ibrahim – Omar Sharif
- Momo – Pierre Boulanger
- Momo's father – Gilbert Melki
- Momo's mother – Isabelle Renauld
- Myriam – Lola Naynmark
- Sylvie – Anne Suarez
- Fatou – Mata Gavin
- Eva – Celine Samie
[edit] Awards
César Award (French Oscars), 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.
