Caramel is a deliciously indulgent and intimate account of five women working together in a beauty parlour. Beautiful Layal is oblivious to the gaze of a local admirer and instead fixates on a married man. Nisrine will soon be married but is afraid her fiancé will discover he isn’t her first lover. Rima has designs on one of her stunning, dark-haired customers. Jamal is an aspiring actress and is refusing to grow old, while ageing Rose is overwhelmed when she discovers true-love for the first time. As the women from different generations share in each others experiences and emotions, the beauty parlour becomes a colourful hub of friendship and wisdom. Caramel weaves a delicious tale of life and is as sweet and moreish as its title.
95 min., Arabic (Dutch subtitles)
Director: Nadine Labaki
Script: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily & Roodney Al Haddad
Production: Les Films des Tournelles, Fr./Libanon, 2007
With: Nadine Labaki (Layale), Yasmine Al Masri (Nisrine), Joanna Moukarzel (Rima), Sihame Haddad (Rose), Gisele Aouad, Adel Karam, e.a.
35mm Cinéart
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