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How old is everyone?


how old would you guess sabrina, david and linus are? im thinking shes around 24, davids 28, and linus is 32.. but then i wonder how long she was in Paris for. 1 year? 2 years? hmm...

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I'm guessing Sabrina is in her early-mid 20's, David is in his early 30's and Linus is early 40's (remember he's the older brother).

Sabrina was in Paris for 2 yrs. if I recall correctly.

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From dialog:
• Sabrina spent "years" in Paris, presumably after some college.
• The age gap between Sabrina & David is 6–8 years.
   • When David was "14 or 15", Sabrina was old enough to be left alone, and young enough to be scared by a storm.
   • Sabrina was 8 when David was first taking dancing lessons.
• David has been receiving copies of the companies financials for 17 years.
• Linus was old enough to go to work at the company while David was still young.

From the above and other context in the film, I estimate that:
• David was ~35
• Sabrina was ~28
• Linus was ~45

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I actually read somewhere one time (and I really don't remember where) that Sabrina is supposed to be very young- early 20's; David is mid-30's and Linus is pushing 50. So both men would have been pretty old for her, particularly Linus, but it still works. This age difference is very apparent in the '54 version- Bogie look a lot older than Audrey, but I think it's less noticeable in this version.

While the huge age difference is a little creepy, I think it lends credence to Sabrina's youthful naivete and Linus's closed off, bitter demeanor. We can imagine that maybe he's had some sort of heartbreak in his past and has spent his years trying to forget about love. At least that's what I imagine.

Interestingly, in this version- Harrison Ford was 53 at the time; Julia Ormond was 30, and Greg Kinnear was 32. In the '54 version- Bogie was 55, Audrey Hepburn was 25, and Bill Holden was 36. Hmmm- so all around, Linus is old, and Sabrina is a lot younger.

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Thank you for you clear and accurate answer because I was wondering about the age difference all throughout the movie!!

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