Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran

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Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran

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Released Mar 12, 2004

1h 34m

Drama

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Mar 28, 2004

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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

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 4/5

Aug 7, 2008

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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

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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

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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

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just love the fact that Omar Sharif was still that Good :)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Great film touching story,beautiful scenery and awesome cast. A solid film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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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

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davvero bello. francesi vi odio quando fate cose belle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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"Dictionaries always use words you don't understand."

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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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

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