Monsieur Ibrahim

Monsieur Ibrahim
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	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.

Plot

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

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

1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monsieuribrahim.htm

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