Film: Monsieur Ibrahim June 6, 2007

You are invited to attend Cinemagic's weekly independent film
screening event. The event will take place at the Cinemagic Courtyard
in Bait Lothan, Salmiya, and will run between 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

This week, we will be screening "Monsieur Ibrahim", a 2004 award
winning film starring Omar Sharif.

Set in 1960s Paris, "Monsieur Ibrahim" revolves around Momo (Pierre
Boulanger), a young man who lives alone with his father in the
bustling Rue Bleu district. Still smarting over the separation from
his wife and other son, Momo's dad neglects his son in ways both
minor and major, to the point where the teen spends most of his time
out of school alone and isolated. He finds an unlikely ally in
Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), a Muslim shopkeeper who spends most
of his days behind the counter of his store reading the Koran. As
time passes, Momo and Ibrahim begin to bring each other out of his
respective shell, sharing a series of everyday adventures,
culminating in Momo's indoctrination into Ibrahim's faith. Monsieur
Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran played the Toronto and Venice film
festivals; at the latter, Sharif was given a lifetime achievement
award for this and the rest of his career's work.

For its part, Cinemagic Kuwait, is organizing these events as part of
its efforts to contribute to the development of an internationally
competitive Kuwaiti audio-visual production industry, partly by
bringing the filmmakers and audiences together and by Increasing the
public's interest in – and appreciation for – the art of filmmaking.

As always, attendance is free of charge and you are encouraged to
invite guests. Seating is limited, so make sure you come a little
early. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Also, we will be
providing mist fans because of the weather.

Hope to see you there!

Yazan Al Ghazzawi
PR & Marketing Manager
Cinemagic Kuwait
Tel: (+965) 5743253
Cell: (+965) 7222416

Official Website: http://www.cinemagics.com