Sabrina
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sydney Pollack
Produced by	Sydney Pollack Scott Rudin
Written by	Barbara Benedek David Rayfiel
Starring	Harrison Ford Julia Ormond Greg Kinnear Angie Dickinson Richard Crenna Nancy Marchand Lauren Holly
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Editing by	Fredric Steinkamp
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	December 15, 1995
Running time	127 min.
Country
Language	English
Budget	$58 million
Gross revenue	$53,458,319

Sabrina is a 1995 romantic comedy 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 entitled 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.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Critical reception 3.1 Awards and nominations 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Sabrina Fairchild (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 and sophisticated woman. David, after initially not recognizing her, is quickly drawn to her despite being engaged.

David's workaholic older brother Linus (Ford) sees this and fears that David's imminent wedding to the very suitable Elizabeth (Holly) might be endangered. If the wedding were to be canceled, so would a lucrative merger with the bride's family's business. Linus tries to redirect Sabrina's affections to himself and it works. Sabrina falls in love with him. And, in the process, Linus falls in love with her. Unwilling to admit his love, Linus sends Sabrina back to Paris; he is then induced to follow her by chiding from his mother (Nancy Marchand) 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. 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 Mrs. Ingrid Tyson
• Richard Crenna as Patrick Tyson
• Nancy Marchand as Maude Larrabee
• Lauren Holly as Elizabeth Tyson, MD
• John Wood as Tom Fairchild
• Dana Ivey as Mack
• Fanny Ardant as Irene
• Valérie Lemercier as Martine
• Paul Giamatti as Scott

[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 Greg Kinnear won the award for "Most Promising Actor"

[edit] See also

• Sabrina (1954 film)

[edit] External links

• Sabrina at the Internet Movie Database
• Sabrina at Allmovie

v • d • e Films directed by Sydney Pollack 1960s The Slender Thread (1965) • This Property Is Condemned (1966) • The Scalphunters (1968) • Castle Keep (1969) • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) 1970s Jeremiah Johnson (1972) • The Way We Were (1973) • The Yakuza (1975) • Three Days of the Condor (1975) • Bobby Deerfield (1977) • The Electric Horseman (1979) 1980s Absence of Malice (1981) • Tootsie (1982) • Out of Africa (1985) 1990s Havana (1990) • The Firm (1993) • Sabrina (1995) • Random Hearts (1999) 2000s The Interpreter (2005) • Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)