Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (original title)

Director:

François Dupeyron

Writers:

François Dupeyron (writer)
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (novel)
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Release Date:

17 September 2003 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.

Plot Keywords:

Turkish | Love | Jewish | Boy | Muslim

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Omar Sharif	...	Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji
Pierre Boulanger	...	Moses 'Momo' Schmitt
Gilbert Melki	...	Le père de 'Momo'
Isabelle Renauld	...	La mère de 'Momo'
Lola Naymark	...	Myriam
Anne Suarez	...	Sylvie
Mata Gabin	...	Fatou
Céline Samie	...	Eva
Isabelle Adjani	...	La star
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Le vendeur voiture
Guillaume Rannou	...	Le realisateur
Manuel Le Lièvre	...	Le moniteur auto-école (as Manuel Lelièvre)
Daniel Znyk	...	Le gendarme
Françoise Armelle	...	La maitresse d'école
Sylvie Herbert	...	L'eximinateur
Claude Merlin	...	Le notaire
Pascal Vincent	...	Le bouquiniste
Tessa Volkine	...	Myriam's Mother
Marie-Sophie Ahmadi	...	Nadia
Maryse Deol	...	L'employer administrative #1
Gérard Bôle du Chaumont	...	L'employer administrative #2
François Toumarkine	...	L'employer administrative #3
Sylvie Debrun	...	L'employer administrative #4
Önder K. Açikbas	...	Motocycliste
Jérémy Sitbon	...	'Momo' 8 ans
Eric Caravaca	...	'Momo' 30 ans

Directed by
François Dupeyron

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
François Dupeyron		writer
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt		novel "Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran"
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt		screenplay "Coran"

Produced by
Laurent Pétin	....	producer
Michèle Pétin	....	producer

Cinematography by
Rémy Chevrin

Film Editing by
Dominique Faysse

Casting by
Brigitte Moidon

Production Design by
Katia Wyszkop

Set Decoration by
Sandrine Mauvezin

Costume Design by
Catherine Bouchard

Makeup Department
Fabienne Bressan	....	key hair stylist
Cédric Chami	....	hair stylist: Ms. Adjani
Christophe Giraud	....	assistant makeup artist
Marie-Pierre Hattabi	....	hair stylist
Thierry Lécuyer	....	makeup artist
Muriel Martin	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Philippe Baisadouli	....	unit manager
Francis Barrois	....	production manager
Loïc Jouanjan	....	trainee unit manager
Pierre Jouille	....	assistant unit manager
Annie France Kaempf	....	post-production supervisor
Damien Lutringer	....	trainee unit manager
Pierre Vaysse	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Inès de la Bévière	....	second assistant director
Patrick Delabrière	....	first assistant director
Marie-Pierre Vau	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Didier Beauland	....	carpenter
Tristan Bivaud	....	carpenter
Thierry Champenois	....	carpenter
Marc Fivel	....	carpenter
Tristan Girault	....	property master
Alexandra Lassen	....	assistant art director
Guillaume Legrand	....	painter
Michel Masson	....	painter
Sandrine Mauvezin	....	set dresser (as Alexandrine Mauvezin)
Franck Morel	....	painter (as Frank Morel)
Christine Rey	....	plasterer
Patricia Robin	....	painter
Marie Rossignol	....	key painter
Marc Rovere	....	assistant set dresser
Jean-François Sega	....	key carpenter
Didier Touvais	....	carpenter
Rimsky Vidal	....	painter

Sound Department
Katia Boutin	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
François de Morant	....	sound mixer
Jean Dubreuil	....	sound editor
Judith Guittier	....	assistant foley artist
Gérard Lamps	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Louis Lebras	....	boom operator (as Jean-Louis Le Bras)
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronisation
Laurent Lévy	....	foley artist
Françoise Maulny	....	assistant post-synchronization
François Maurel	....	sound
Fred Messa	....	boom operator
Francis Perrard	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Isabelle Tat	....	assistant post-synchronization

Visual Effects by
Fabien Coupez	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Arpajou	....	still photographer
Nail Aydin	....	key grip
Franck Barrault	....	gaffer
Pierre Chevrin	....	first assistant camera
Antonin Gendre	....	key grip
Frederic Halbutier	....	electrician (as Frédéric Halbutier)
Julien Humeau	....	additional grip
Elin Kirschfink	....	first assistant camera
Renaud Monziers	....	grip trainee (as Renaud Monzies)
Laurent Pauty	....	second assistant camera
Christian Petrucelli	....	additional grip
Yvan Quehec	....	electrician
Carlos Ribeiro	....	additional grip
Mathieu Ungaro	....	grip
François-Xavier Walter	....	grip

Casting Department
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez	....	extras casting
Yvan-Scott Ducourau	....	casting assistant
Lofti Mokdad	....	extras casting
Yann Le Boucher	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne-Sophie Daniel	....	wardrobe assistant
Virginie Le Metayer	....	costumer
Isabelle Ledit	....	wardrobe assistant
Bernard Minne	....	wardrobe assistant
Laurence Royer	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Elise Fievet	....	assistant editor
Hervé Gouband	....	color timer
Fabienne Morel	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Valérie Lindon	....	music producer

Other crew
Christèle Bonnard	....	production administrator
Nicole Cobac	....	production administrator
Geneviève Dufour	....	script supervisor
Nana Otte	....	production secretary
Robert Polonia	....	groupman
Joëlle Rignault	....	assistant production administrator
Harmel Sbraire	....	coach: actors
Christian Thurot	....	groupman

Production Companies

• ARP Sélection
• France 3 Cinéma

Distributors

• Cinema Mondo (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Falcom Media (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmhouse (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• GAGA (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Gateno Films (2006) (Peru) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (Canada) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2003-2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2003) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• ARP Sélection
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2004) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Impuls Home Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Lucky Red
• SPI International (Czech Republic)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (video)
• Wanda Visión S.A. (Spain)
• With Cinema (Korea)

Other Companies

• Cinésyl  grip equipment
• Dovidis  sound editing
• Key Grip Systems  grip equipment
• Tapages  sound equipment
• Transpalux  electrical equipment

Also Known As:

"Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran" - France (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content

Runtime:

Canada:94 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:95 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Taiwan:R-12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Hungary:14

Company:

ARP Sélection

Quotes:

Monsieur Ibrahim:A man's heart is like a caged bird. When you dance, your heart sings... and then rises to heaven.

Movie Connections:

References Contempt (1963)

Soundtrack:

Allo... Maillot 38-37

Witty, melancholic, funny, full of love and life

Seldom do I buy the book because I saw the movie. I did this time around and the book is even better than the movie albeit a bit too short, although throughout the book, you will always see Omar Sharif as Ibrahim.

I went to see this without knowing too much about it and from the very beginning it succeeded in drawing me right into Rue Bleu, it was as if I could almost smell it, feel it, touch it. Why? Because we care for the characters, we feel with them, through them. Omar Sharif is just stellar as Monsieur Ibrahim and carries the story with such an ease that it is a delight to watch.

One of the most powerful scenes for me was when Ibrahim confronts Momo about the stealing. There are more but I do not want to spoil it for you. "Ibrahim" is an emotional journey that you have to be willing to make. If you do you will be well rewarded.

Highly recommendable. 9/10