Sabrina (1995 film)
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| Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
| Produced by | Sydney Pollack Scott Rudin |
| Written by | Barbara Benedek David Rayfiel |
| Starring | Harrison Ford Julia Ormond Greg Kinnear |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Editing by | Fredric Steinkamp |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 15, 1995 |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $58 million |
| Box office | $53,458,319 |
Sabrina is a 1995 romantic comedy-drama film adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay of the same name, which in turn was based upon a play titled Sabrina Fair.
It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and stars Harrison Ford as Linus Larrabee, Julia Ormond as Sabrina and Greg Kinnear (in his first starring film role) as David Larrabee. It also features Angie Dickinson, Richard Crenna, Nancy Marchand, Lauren Holly, John Wood, Dana Ivey and French actress Fanny Ardant.
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[edit] Plot summary
Sabrina Fairchild (Julia Ormond) is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur, Thomas (John Wood), and has been in love with David Larrabee (Greg Kinnear) all her life. David is a playboy, constantly falling in love, yet he has never noticed Sabrina, much to her dismay.
Sabrina travels to Paris for a fashion internship at Vogue (rather than a culinary course as in the original film) and returns as an attractive, sophisticated woman. David, after initially not recognizing her, is quickly drawn to her despite being newly engaged to Elizabeth Tyson (Lauren Holly), a doctor.
David's workaholic older brother Linus (Harrison Ford) fears that David's imminent wedding to the very suitable Elizabeth might be endangered. If the wedding were to be canceled, so would a lucrative merger with the bride's family business, Tyson Electronics, run by her father Patrick (Richard Crenna). This could cost the Larrabee corporation, run by Linus and his mother Maude (Nancy Marchand), in the neighborhood of a billion dollars.
Linus tries to redirect Sabrina's affections to himself and it works. Sabrina falls in love with him. In the process, Linus falls in love with her. Unwilling to admit his feelings, Linus confesses his scheme to Sabrina at the last minute and sends her back to Paris. But he is induced to pursue her there by chiding from his mother and a newly aware David, who steps into his shoes at the Larrabee corporation.
In this version, Linus Larrabee is described by Sabrina (quoting from others) as "the world's only living heart donor." And: "He thinks that morals are paintings on walls and scruples are money in Russia."
The music was composed by John Williams and includes a song performed by Sting.
[edit] Cast
- Harrison Ford as Linus Larrabee
- Julia Ormond as Sabrina Fairchild
- Greg Kinnear as David Larrabee
- Angie Dickinson as Ingrid Tyson
- Richard Crenna as Patrick Tyson
- Nancy Marchand as Maude Larrabee
- Lauren Holly as Elizabeth Tyson
- John Wood as Thomas Fairchild
- Dana Ivey as Mack
- Fanny Ardant as Irene
- Valérie Lemercier as Martine
- Paul Giamatti as Scott
- Elizabeth Franz as Joanna
- Miriam Colon as Rosa
- Patrick Bruel as Louis
- Becky Ann Baker as Linda
[edit] Critical reception
The film was one of Ford's few financial flops (domestic box-office result was US$53 million), primarily because it suffered from inevitable comparisons to the 1954 version with its trio of stars, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. However, the majority of critics enjoyed the movie, as seen from the fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 64 percent.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Oscar 1996: Received two nominations, Best Original Score, Best Original Song ("Moonlight")
- Golden Globe 1996: Received three nominations, "Best Film - Comedy/Musical", "Best Actor -Comedy/Musical-Harrison Ford", "Best Original Song" ("Moonlight")
- Grammy 1997: Received a nomination for Best song composed for Film or TV series ("Moonlight")
- CFCA 1996: Most Promising Actor (Greg Kinnear)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sabrina at the Internet Movie Database
- Sabrina at AllRovi
- Sabrina (1995 film) at the TCM Movie Database
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