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Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran

R Released Mar 12, 2004 1h 34m Drama List
85% Tomatometer 80 Reviews 86% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings
For Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young Jewish kid growing up in Paris in the early 1960s, life is pretty exciting. He's friends with many of the local prostitutes and loses his virginity to one of them, Sylvie (Anne Suarez). He also catches glimpses of a famous movie star (Isabelle Adjani) filming in his neighborhood. But it's his friendship with a Muslim shopkeeper, Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), that's the most rewarding part of his life. Gradually, the older man becomes a surrogate father to Momo. Read More Read Less
Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran

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With tender, assured performances, Sharif and Boulanger elevate what might have been a rote coming-of-age tale.

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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel That rare film about the sort of emotionally needy people who don't wear their neediness on their sleeves. Rated: 4/5 Apr 2, 2004 Full Review Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Mar 28, 2004 Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Tender but never sappy, Monsieur Ibrahim brings two people of vastly different age and background together in ways that are touching, and telling. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 25, 2004 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 4/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Unbearably life affirming and quasi-spiritual... [Sharif] dispenses bromides like a watery-eyed, Middle-Eastern Forrest Gump. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 2, 2004 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Director Francois Depeyron evokes the look and feel of nostalgia extremely well, recalling films like 'Cinema Paradiso' for their wistfulness and charm. Rated: B+ May 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I watched this movie for a French Film course. This movie is absolutely great, and I love how it deals with the tenants of Sufism. Also, I like how the movie embodies the German concept of bildungsroman, which essentially means a coming of age story. Monsieur Ibrahim is also very culturally innovative because it demonstrates that people can overcome rigid boundaries and differences between cultures. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member just love the fact that Omar Sharif was still that Good :) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Great film touching story,beautiful scenery and awesome cast. A solid film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Well, I definitely liked the first half better than the second half. I really liked the film when it first started but as it went on it had me rolling my eyes at the sentimentality of it all and how it was trying to pull the viewers heartstrings. Also it was very predictable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member davvero bello. francesi vi odio quando fate cose belle Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member "Dictionaries always use words you don't understand." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis For Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young Jewish kid growing up in Paris in the early 1960s, life is pretty exciting. He's friends with many of the local prostitutes and loses his virginity to one of them, Sylvie (Anne Suarez). He also catches glimpses of a famous movie star (Isabelle Adjani) filming in his neighborhood. But it's his friendship with a Muslim shopkeeper, Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), that's the most rewarding part of his life. Gradually, the older man becomes a surrogate father to Momo.
Director
François Dupeyron
Producer
Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin
Screenwriter
François Dupeyron
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
France 3 Cinéma
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 12, 2004, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.8M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround