Sabrina Fairchild is the daughter of the Larrabee family chauffeur. Tha Larrabees are a wealthy and prominent Long Island family. Maude is the mother, Linus is the elder brother, who took charge of the company after his father died and has devoted his entire life to the company, and David is the younger brother, who has not worked a day in his life, and who has had numerous girlfriends, but Sabrina is nontheless enamored with him. But David just thinks of her as the frumpy daughter of the chauffeur. Maude arranges for her to go Paris and work in Vogue. Her fascination with David grows, David in the meantime, meets Elizabeth Tyson and tells Linus and Maude that she could be the one. What he doesn't know at first is that Linus wants to go into business with her parents so he encourages the relationship. But when David finds out, he is furious, Linus then tells him that it's about time that he contributes something and that this deal with Tysons is worth a billion dollars. David somehow proposes to her and she accepts. It's not long after that, that Sabrina returns. And David doesn't recognize her at first, cause she's now a little different. David is also entranced by her. Linus and Maude are concerned that the deal is in jeopardy, if Elizabeth or her parents find out about his pursuit of Sabrina. David injures himself, so Linus tries to distract Sabrina from him. but Linus finds himself feeling things he hasn't felt in years.
AMAZON.COM REVIEWS FOR SABRINA (1995): Julia Ormond faced one of the great challenges of her careerwhen she tried to re-create Audrey Hepburn's title role in the 1995remake of 1954's Sabrina. Happily,Ormond performed admirably, and while she may not have the same gaminecharm of Hepburn, she makes the role her own. In fact, hertransformation from mousy girl to sophisticated young woman isactually more dramatic in this updated version. The basic plot is thesame--chauffeur's daughter falls in love with the son of the richhousehold, only to be wooed away by the older brother for businesspurposes--but it has been entertainingly modernized: The head of theLarrabee household is the strong matriarch (Nancy Marchand); Sabrinagoes to Paris to work with a photographer instead of going to cookingschool (although that means the wonderful "new egg" scene of theoriginal had to be ditched); David's (Greg Kinnear) character has beentoned down and made more sympathetic; and Humphrey Bogart'srevolutionary plastic has become the flattest TV screen evermade. Lauren Holly does a fine job playing Elizabeth Tyson, David'sfiancée. If you watch this for its own worth--instead ofcomparing it to the original--this will prove to be a terrificlighthearted romantic comedy.--Jenny Brown
AWARDS FOR SABRINA (1995):
- Academy Awards, USA
1996
Nominated
Oscar
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
John Williams
Best Music, Original Song
John Williams (music)
Alan Bergman (lyrics)
Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "Moonlight".
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1996
Won
CFCA Award
Most Promising Actor
Greg Kinnear
- Golden Globes, USA
1996
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
John Williams (music)
Alan Bergman (lyrics)
Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "Moonlight".
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Harrison Ford
- Grammy Awards
1997
Nominated
Grammy
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
John Williams
Alan Bergman (lyrics)
Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "Moonlight".
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