CARAMEL

A film by Nadine Labaki

France/Lebanon 2007, 95mins
Arabic/French w/ German subtitles

now playing nationwide in Austria
France/Lebanon 2007, 95mins, Arabic/French w/ German subtitles
a film by Nadine Labaki

Script: Rodney Al Haddad, camera: Yves Sehnaoui, music: Khaled Mouzanar
with: Nadine Labaki (Layale), Yasmine Al Masri (Nisrine), Joanna Moukarzel (Rima), Gisèle Aouad (Jamale), Adel Karam (Youssef), Siham Haddad (Rose), Aziza Semaan (Lili), Fatme Safa (Siham), Dimitri Stancofski (Charles), Fadia Stella (Christine), Ismail Antar (Bassam)

NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS
Nomination "Best Foreign Language Film" - Academy Award "Oscar" 2008
Audience Award - San Sebastian Film Festival 2007
SYNOPSIS

Caramel revolves around the intersecting lives of five Lebanese women. Layale (Nadine Labaki) works in a beauty salon in Beirut - the "Si Belle" - along with two other women, Nisrine (Yasmine Al Masri) and Rima (Joanna Moukarzel). Each one has a problem: Layale is stuck in a dead-end relationship with a married man; Nisrine is no longer a virgin but is set to be married to a Muslim; Rima is attracted to women; Jamale (Gisèle Aouad), a regular customer and wannabe actress, is worried about getting old; Rose (Sihame Haddad), a tailor with a shop next to the salon, is an old woman who had devoted her life to taking care of her mentally unbalanced older sister Lili (Aziza Semaan), but has found her first love. The film doesn't refer to any of the political problems or recent warfare that has troubled Lebanon. Rather, Labaki's tale paints everyday people with everyday problems.


REVIEWS

"A rare treat, brimming with warmth, tenderness and joy". **** Daily Mirror

"Heart-warming " **** The Observer


NOW PLAYING AT THE FOLLOWING THEATERS:

Filmcasino - OmU
Künstlerhaus, Tuchlauben, Village Cinemas W3 - dF
St. Pölten: Cinema Paradiso - dF
Graz: Geidorf Kino - dF
Klagenfurt: Volkskino - dF
Linz: Moviemento - OmU
Innsbruck: Leokino - OmU


Enjoy CARAMEL and its wicked beauty!