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About this movie

Genres:
Romance
Language:
English
Running time:
1:35:30
Partner rating:
PG
Released:
Quality:
720 (High Definition)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Nadine Labaki Layale
  2. Adel Karam Youssef
  3. Yasmine Al Masri Nisrine
  4. Joanna Moukarzel Rima
  5. Gisele Aouad
  6. Gisèle Aouad Jamale
  7. Siham Haddad Rose
  8. Aziza Semaan Lili
  9. Fatme Safa
  10. Dimitri Stancofski
  11. Fadia Stella
  12. Ismail Antar

Directors

  1. Nadine Labaki

Producers

  1. Anne-Dominique Toussaint

Writers

  1. Rodney El Haddad
  2. Jihad Hojeily
  3. Nadine Labaki

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A Beirut beauty salon serves as a microcosm of modern society in director Nadine Labaki's look at liberated conversation in a conflicted society. Over the course of their day it becomes readily apparent that women are truly the same everywhere, regardless of the society they live in. While single Layale struggles with her growing attraction to a married man, Muslim bride-to-be Nisrine fears that her husband will find out that she has already lost her virginity, and Rima wages a futile war against her lesbian instincts. As with many women who frequent the salon, Jamale does everything within her power to reverse the visible effects of aging. As Rose laments the fact that she has sacrificed her own happiness in order to care for her older sister, the intimate conversations shared over the course of a typical day reveal just how universal the lives, loves, and concerns of contemporary women truly are.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

92%Tomatometer score: 92% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    David Stratton, The Australian It's one of the best films about women you're likely to see this year. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Julie Rigg, MovieTime, ABC Radio National Many films these days celebrate female solidarity. Post-feminism, it's almost obligatory. But very few do it as convincingly, and with such style. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Philippa Hawker, The Age (Australia) Labaki, who co-wrote the film and also stars, maintains a knowing comic tone throughout. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile The result is a sweet, but certainly not cloying, film about relationships in modern Beirut %u2013 the city to which Labaki dedicates her film. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile This vibrant and intricate look at the lives of five women in Beirut is tantalisingly sweet as the title suggests. There are themes within the themes and the various stories intersect with compelling fluidity Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune Caramel is a bittersweet treat. Full review External link
  7. Positive review
    Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader Labaki elicits expressive performances from a cast of amateurs, aided by Khalad Mouzanar's entrancing score and Yves Sehnaoui's lush cinematography. Full review External link
  8. Positive review
    Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times Perceptive and poignant, Caramel observes the love lives of the establishment's owner, her employees and their customers. Full review External link

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