Monsieur Ibrahim /
During the early 1960's, Paris, like the much of Europe, 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...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Multiple languages French Turkish |
| Language Notes: | In French and Turkish with English subtitles. |
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New York :
Sony Pictures Classics,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | During the early 1960's, Paris, like the much of Europe, 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 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 whores 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed October 28, 2016). Based on the novel Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (96 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:35:11 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2004 Golden Globes, Best Foreign Language Film Nominated 2005 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Won 2003 Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo, Best Male Performance Won 2004 C�esar Awards, Best Actor Nominated 2005 Goya Awards, Best European Film Won 2004 Hessian Film Award, Best International Literature Adaptation Nominated 2003 Marrakech International Film Festival, Golden Star Won 2003 National Board of Review, Top Foreign Films Nominated 2004 Satellite Awards, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama Nominated 2004 Satellite Awards, Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Won 2003 Venice Film Festival Audience Award, Best Actor |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, R�emy Chevrin ; production designer, Katia Wyszkop ; editor, Dominique Faysse ; costume designer, Catherine Bouchard ; visual effects, Fabien Coupez. |