Caramel

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Audience Member A few funny moments and some nice cultural portraits of Beirut. Otherwise the highlights included someone getting a leg wax, a man having a tasche trim and a woman getting a haircut. Sorry for the spoilers. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review dustin d Caramel feels more aimed at a female audience than a general one as it focuses on the struggles of five different women, each at a different stage in her life. It is more about women's struggles than universal ones, though that is not a criticism, as there is room for movies like this. I only mention this as I recognize I might not have been in the target audience. In Caramel, Nadine Labaki proves the range of her talents as she directs with a keen eye for composition and plays a somewhat naive character who I imagine is not much like the actress/director. The movie unfolds slowly and we gradually get to know the characters and understand their motives, their interweaving relationships, coming to feel empathy for each of them. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 5/27/2019 Nadine Labaki's ode to contemporary women in Lebanon is both triumphant yet bittersweet. The beauty salon where our female protagonists spend most of their days served as the focal venue of each of their life struggles. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review nefasto r After watching the marvelous "Capernaum" I wanted to know more about directress / actress Nadine Labaki so here I am, "Caramel" is a completely different film but just as charming. It's a cultural study submerged in lovable characters, touches of drama and comedy and some incontestable beauty. Women that are not afraid to be women, to reach their empowerment. Lovely. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent film! It shows that some problems are simply universal. The women in this film could be in one of many countries dealing with the same issues & trying to find solutions. Nadine Labaki did a brilliant job of showing the normal & mundane in Lebanon, which to most of us is a war torn country. I count this among my favorite films of all time. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member There is a sweet charm there (it's "Caramel" after all) but it feels too unrealistic at the same time. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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