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Sat, Feb 9, 2008
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DIRECTOR: NADINE LABAKI
LEBANON
Set in and around a Beirut beauty salon, Caramel swirls the stories of five women's lives into a colorful and sensual microcosm of the city, where generations mix, talk and confide in each other. Nisrine is a spirited bombshell on the verge of marrying a conservative Muslim even though she is no longer a virgin. Jamale is an aging actress and divorced mother of two who goes to absurd lengths to hold back time. Rima suppresses her attraction to women, until her own dream girl walks through the door. Seamstress Rose deflects the attentions of a gentleman suitor to care for her older sister. And Layale, the owner and lifeblood of the salon, carries on a hopeless affair with a married man. In the intimacy of the salon, the women's liberated conversations, punctuated haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel affirm the universal bonds of sister-hood. This year's Lebanese submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Print courtesy of Roadside Attractions. ( 96 min )
First Feature Film.
Sponsored by Higgins.
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