Sabrina (1995 film)

• Harrison Ford: Linus Larrabee
• Julia Ormond: Sabrina Fairchild
• Greg Kinnear: David Larrabee
• Nancy Marchand: Maude Larrabee
• John Wood: Fairchild
• Richard Crenna: Patrick Tyson
• Angie Dickinson: Ingrid Tyson
• Lauren Holly: Elizabeth Tyson
• Miriam Colon: Pink
• Elizabeth Franz: Joanna
• Fanny Ardant: Irène
• Valérie Lemercier: Martine
• Patrick Bruel: Louis
• Paul Giamatti: Scott
• Margo Martindale: Nurse
• J. Smith - Cameron: Carol

Sabrina is an American comedy film starring Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond, directed by Sydney Pollack from the year 1995. It is a remake of Billy Wilder film Sabrina in 1954 based on the play by Samuel A. Taylor.

Action

The inconspicuous Sabrina Fairchild is the daughter of the chauffeur of Larrabee, a wealthy industrialist family, who lives on Long Iceland. The shy girl is secretly in the younger son of the house, the charming playboy David Larrabee, in love. Her father sends Sabrina finally to Paris, there to complete an internship at a fashion magazine. In the French capital it grows into a confident young woman. When she returns to the United States, David is fascinated by her mysterious beauty. However, it is his older brother Linus, who recognizes her right away.

Shortly before learned Tyson David Elizabeth, the daughter of a business partner of Linus know, and now looks forward to discomfort of a marriage, especially Sabrina would tempt him to continue his old Playboy life. Linus now fears that without a marriage, a merger of the two companies in the Tysons and Larrabee could be in danger, so his family would lose a billion dollars of additional profit. In order to keep Sabrina from his brother, Linus begins an affair with her. Then he wants to break her heart.

However, the known as emotionally cold workaholic brings it ultimately could not bring himself to lead Sabrina astray, and finally confesses the truth. Deeply hurt she now wants to return to Paris alone. Linus will then his feelings for Sabrina aware, there is his brother David, the choice between the two women. This is in favor with Elizabeth and is now determined to marry her and lead the merger a success. The in business matters supposedly disinterested David takes to the surprise of his mother's management of the family business. Released from his obligations, follows Linus Sabrina to Paris, where he reconciled with her.

Background

Originally did not want to take over the director of the film, Sydney Pollack, as he felt the fabric as too old-fashioned for the 1990s. When he finally decided to make the film, he made ​​a point to obtain the consent of Billy Wilder, who directed the original from 1954. For the role of David was first Tom Cruise in conversation while were considered for the title role Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julie Delpy and Winona Ryder into consideration. As in the film adaptation of Billy Wilder served in Pollack's version of Glen Cove on Long Iceland as a place of residence of Larrabee. Other locations were the Park Avenue in Manhattan, the harbor of the island Martha's Vineyard, and the Eiffel Tower and Sacré - Cœur de Montmartre in Paris.

Sabrina was premiered on 15 December 1995 in the United States. In Germany the film was released in theaters on January 11, 1996.

Reviews

"Despite ( or because of) his opposition to all the trends of today, the film works well as an entertaining game with the traditions of romantic comedy. The direct comparison with Wilder's film illustrates, however painful, how much the cinematic language of modern Hollywood cinema has lost wealth: from the charming poetry, the moods and the dreams of the original remained only a little. "

" A remake that does not have to hide. "

"Even though Sydney Pollack a charming and witty comedy succeeded, the two main characters just do not have the acting class of Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. "

" Sabrina is filmed as a pure fairy tale [ ... ] in some ways works better than the 40 year old model. Although the film a modern Audrey Hepburn missing, the game goes on with the traditions of romantic comedy. "

Awards

Sabrina received two nominations for the Academy Award in the categories of Best Original Score and Best Song ( Moonlight ). Three nominations for the Golden Globe Award, there were in the categories of Best Film - Comedy or Musical, Best Actor - Musical or Comedy (Harrison Ford) and Best Original Song ( Moonlight ). At the ceremony of the Grammy Awards, the comedy film was nominated in the category of Best Original Song ( Moonlight ). But only Greg Kinnear could win a prize with the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor.

German version

The German synchronous processing was made for the German premiere (January 11, 1996).