| Monsieur Ibrahim Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| "Monsieur Ibrahim" is the kind of film that recalls the neo-realism of the
Italian cinema - it all takes place on a Parisian city street using an
apartment and a grocery shop as its main focuses of action. That also means we
have the typical Francois...more |
| Monsieur Ibrahim Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| MONSIEUR IBRAHIM (MONSIEUR IBRAHIM ET LES FLEURS DU CORAN) is a sweet little
coming-of-age story about Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a sixteen-year-old Jewish
boy, and Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), an old Muslim shopkeeper who becomes
Momo's surrogate...more |
| Monsieur Ibrahim Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| There's something to admire about a film that opens with a 16-year-old kid
bashing open his piggy bank to scoop out money for a quick tryst with a
hooker. Sadly, that's the high point in Monsieur Ibrahim, a pretty,
well-meaning film that's merely...more |
| Monsieur Ibrahim Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Monsieur Ibrahim" (Sony Pictures Classics)
A young Jewish boy and an elderly Muslim bond in French writer/director
Francois Dupeyron's adaptation of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's novel which also
became a play. Set in Paris in...more |
| Monsieur Ibrahim Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by: Francois Dupeyron
Written by: Francois Dupeyron, novel and play "Monsieur
Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran" by Eric-Emmanuel
Schmitt
Cast: Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger,...more |
