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Plot summary. The book begins with a young Moïse, commonly referred to as Momo, preparing to search for a prostitute. It is written as a reflection of his childhood, and he notes that he was only thirteen years old at the time, but his height and his weight made him look older.
Monsieur Ibrahim (original title: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran; (French pronunciation: [məsjø ibʁaim e le flœʁ dy kɔʁɑ̃], Mister Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an) is a 2003 French drama film starring Omar Sharif, and directed by François Dupeyron.
Monsieur Ibrahim gives paternal love and teaches the knowledge of the Koran to the boy, receiving in return love and respect. "Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran" is a wonderful and sensitive tale of friendship.
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- Comedy, Drama
- François Dupeyron
- 2004-04-09
For Momo, the trip, his very first excusion out of Paris, is an answer to his yearning for adventure. Francois Dupeyron directs this parabolic film based on the bestseller and play Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Sep 4, 2003 · Set in the cinematic wonderland of 1960s low-rent Paris, an aging Muslim takes a Jewish boy under his wing in “Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran.” Omar Sharif sparkles as a...
Sep 10, 2012 · Set in the early 1960s, this is an upbeat coming of age story about a Jewish kid from an unhappy home who is taken under the wing of a sagacious old Arab shopkeeper.
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Monsieur Ibrahim. Having “always been old” (7) in the eyes of locals, this austerely mustached, white-toothed Muslim grocer with green-brown eyes quietly and diligently serves his clientele night and day, seven days a week—a portrayal that relies on the racist trope of benign prejudice.
