The film opens with a wandering aerial shot and the soothing, innocent voice of Sabrina Fairchild telling us what sounds, at first, like the beginning of a fairytale. We quickly realize she is, in fact, telling us the story of her life.
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Audrey Hepburn's title role in the 1995 remake of 1954'sSabrina. Happily, Ormond performed admirably, and while she may not have the same gamine charm of Hepburn, ...
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Julia Ormond faced one of the great challenges of her career when she tried to re-create ... more
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the warmest, winningest romantic triangle ever. Directed by Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), Sabrina shimmers like a fairy tale come true. Ford plays Linus Larrabee, a bu...
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: An airy romantic comedy to lighten your evening, Harrison Ford, Julia Ormand, and Greg Kinear play their parts to perfection. Disadvantages: Romantic comedies aren't for everyone, and when all is said and done, this is just another Cinderella story.
...the soothing, innocent voice of Sabrina Fairchild telling us what sounds, at first, like the beginning of a fairytale. We quickly realize she is, in fact, telling us the story of her life.
She grew up on a sprawling picturesque estate on Long Island, but she lived there as one of the invisible people, merely the daughter of the Larrabee’s chauffer. We are drawn close by the softness of her voice and the dreamlike beauty of the scenes ... ...us.
Sabrina as a young girl just coming of age, is intelligent, well educated, shy, self-conscoius, innocent, and quite hopelessly infatuated with David Larrabee. Nymph-like, she has spent years of her young life watching the fairy tale splendor of the Larrabee's parties from the safety of a near by tree. David is the younger son and he is everything his elder brother, Linus, is not.
The film opens with a wandering aerial shot and the soothing, innocent voice of Sabrina Fairchild telling us what sounds, at first, like the beginning of a fairytale. We quickly realize she is, in fact, telling us the story of her life.
She grew up on a sprawling picturesque estate on Long Island, but she lived there as one of the invisible people, merely the daughter of the Larrabee’s chauffer. We are drawn close by the softness of her voice and the dreamlike beauty of the scenes before us, as the story and her life unfolds before us.
Sabrina as a young girl just coming of age, is intelligent, well educated, shy, self-conscoius, innocent, and quite hopelessly infatuated with David Larrabee. Nymph-like, she has spent years of her young life watching the fairy tale splendor of the Larrabee's parties from the safety of a near by tree. David is the younger son and he is everything his elder brother, Linus, is not.
Charismatic, impulsive, irresponsible, romantic and completely oblivious to anything outside of his self-involved life, David is the prince in all of Sabrina’s dreams. Well aware of his daughter’s fascination, Sabrina’s father arranges for her to go to Paris. Where she will learn to see life anew through a camera lens and, hopefully forget about the dashing Larrabee ne’er-do-well.
When Sabrina returns, she has blossomed into a striking, stylish, and more confidant young woman. At first, David does not recognize her and Sabrina enjoys his dicomfort and attempts to get her to reveal who she is in a gentle, still innocent manner. Sensible, straightforward Linus knows her at once, of course, and quickly becomes concerned that Sabrina’s beauty and quiet grace will upset all the family plans for his younger brother who is already engaged (finally) to Elizabeth. Worse still, it might unravel the major deal Linus has going with Elizabeth’s father!
He takes ruthless, if highly amusing, steps to ensure that Sabrina will not become the fly in the family ointment. Engineering a rather well deserved diversion for David, Linus whisks Sabrina away from the estate on a semi-plausible occupation. Much to his own amazement, this campaign does not seem to be playing out in quite the manner he had intended though. “How's it going? Terrible! So far, I'm more affected than she is! I’ve nearly cried twice!” he marvels to his mother.
Will the “world’s only living heart donor” find his heart only to loose it to the enchanting Sabrina? What will David do once the medication wears off and he is recovered from his “accident”? Who will save whom and can this spell be broken by a single kiss? Will ‘Sabrina fair’ have the inner strength to do what must be done and mend her twice-broken heart…alone?
This charming remake of a 1954 film by Billy Wilder manages to be touching, romantic, funny, and surprisingly superior to the original. While still a Cinderella story, Sabrina gains far more independence, strength, and flair than she did the first time around. Which quite took me by surprise as Sabrina was originally played by Audrey Hepburn (and Humphrey Bogart as Linus), who has been one of my especial favorites for ages now.
Let’s face it though, being a fashion photographer has far more appeal than becoming a 'good cook', even if a cook was a far more acceptable role for women in the fifties. The ’54 version, while almost identical to this version in most respects, just seems cheapened by the astringent stereotypes of that era that can’t help seeping through the seams.
The original is still worth a look (it Is Audrey Hepburn after all!), but this version is the one to own. The humor is sharper, the general feel more moder, but the essential charm is still there. Much is said through expression and body language by many of the actors. Maude Larrabee (Nancy Marchand) is priceless and the relationship between David (Greg Kinear) and Linus (Harrison Ford) is also quite interesting. I prefer Ford to Bogart in this role. I was never much of a Bogart fan to begin with, but especially whenever he played a love interest. Ford brings a lovely human quality to the character that actually had me sympathizing with Linus quite a bit. Kinear was just perfect as David and far more memorable than whomever origionally played the role. Julia Ormond was a wonderful casting choice as well. She plays a very quietly passionate and honest Sabrina. A fair enough choice with Audrey playing the origional role. Ormond captures a nice blend of innocence and wisdom, confidence and shyness, all of which are important to the growth we see Sabrina acheiving. John Wood plays her father and he is always a welcome addition. He added an interesting flair to the character and made the minor sidestory involving him worth the mention. It's mostly through this sidestory that we see his influence as a father on Sabrina's character. He never cared for appearances and merely did both what he had to And what made him happy. Sabrina learns from this example in the end. Director Sydney Pollack and the excellent cast did a simply marvelous job. Even the soundtrack seems to drift out of the mists of a fairytale.
So, if you are looking for a little romantic magic by moonlight, let Sabrina sweep you off your feet and rescue you from a dreary day!
Advantages: Great acting Disadvantages: For romantics only
...romantic comedies. The film Sabrina is a traditional romantic and rags to riches type film. I know for some, this type of film can seem a tad predictable but I personally love watching happy ending films.
This film is a remake of a Sabrina made in 1954. The original starred Audrey Hepburn, Humprey Bogart and William Holden. Some great performances from them and a good film although my favourite of the two is the remake. They are both worth a look ... ...shy, pretty young girl called Sabrina Fairchild. Harrison Ford plays Linus Larrabee. The manager of the family business and older brother to David Larrabee played by Greg Kinnear, the lady's man and lay about of the Larrabee family. The basic plot - Sabrina is a very shy young girl who does not hold herself in very high esteem. She lives on the edge of the Larrabee estate with her father who is chauffeur to the Larrabees. He is one of many who serve ...
L.Yeomans 19.08.2003
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Advantages: under rated film, strong leading lady performance Disadvantages: slow starter
Other reviews have discussed the plot but I think the performances make this film. Although it is slow to engage the viewer,once you are hooked that's it. "Sabrina" draws you in to her life and you suffer along with her right to the end.
The occasional footage of France provides an interesting backdrop. I dont want to give away too much, but the way some of the pivotal scenes are shot it very impressive. Again the arrangement draws you right into ... ...may seem strange to the non-viewer, but it actually works and he does not seem like a 'sugar daddy' at all. The two complement each other well. His younger brother and mother act as light comedy relief to the main storyline. Watch out for the mother's clothes. Money does not buy taste!
This is film is worth a watch. ...
purple1ady 12.12.2003
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"...In keeping with Ford's canny miniature work, [SABRINA] comes into its own on the small screen..." -- Rating: B (Entertainment Weekly, pp.66-7, 14/06/1996)
"...A fairly classy number..." (Sight and Sound, p.53, 01/02/1996)
"...Visually appealing..." (Variety, 11/12/1995)
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Sydney Pollack directs Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond in this remake of the 1954 Billy Wilder romantic comedy. Ford and Greg Kinnear portray a pair of brothers who are both potential heirs to the Larrabee family fortune. David, a dashing playboy, and Linus, a sensible stodgy businessman, both end up vying for the affections of Sabrina (Ormond), the chauffeur's daughter, after she returns elegantly transformed from a sojourn in Paris. Pollack presents an effortless contemporary telling of this classic Cinderella story.
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