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Caramel

Nadine Labaki (Actor), Yasmine Elmasri (Actor), Nadine Labaki (Director) | Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Elmasri, Joanna Moukarzel
  • Directors: Nadine Labaki
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen, Colour
  • Language: Italian
  • Subtitles: Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Studio: Cecchi Gori
  • Run Time: 69.00 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0041KX2R8
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 308,397 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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39 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars delicious! 13 Sep 2008
By K. S. Jackson
Format:DVD
Im not a huge fan of foreign films, i prefer to watch whats happening on screen rather than reading subtitles below it, but i borrowed this newly released film from a friend who persuaded me i would enjoy it.
Set in Lebanon the film is not what i expected. It was the perfect blend of comedy and sweetness and sad and heartwarming. The story follows a group of women who either work in or around a beauty salon and everyone has their secrets, from the woman who has a crush on one of her customers to an elderly women exeriencing true love for the first time. The women are all modern and in and out of love, like any romantic comedy, except these women are very restricted by their religion and their familys expectations. It made me laugh out loud in moments, and you do really care and feel for the characters. Lebanon looks absolutley gorgeous, exotic and vibrant, and with this film the director, Nadine Labaki, who also plays the lead, layala, shows us why she loves her country so much.
In short, its a funny, sweet, uplifting, heartwarming romantic comedy that just so happens to have subtitles!
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful and life-affirming film 26 Sep 2008
By Ms. C. Quiquero
Format:DVD
I found this film inspiring. It is an intimate account of the lives of five women in Beirut. It is thought provoking and honest. It's realistic. Life is not like a Hollywood movie, as Caramel says, life is like a melon; you have to cut it to see if it's good.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful character led story 26 May 2008
By R. DONLAN
Format:DVD
I have also just seen this at my local arthouse cinema and have to say that I really enjoyed this film and spending some time in the company of the ladies at the Lebanese salon.

The characters are well rounded, we are not led by the hand but subtley introduced to there stories, following there ups and downs along the way.

This a wonderful character led story, the film is charming and romantic, and like the Caramel of the title (which is used in the salon to remove hair! Oww), can sometimes be bitter sweet.

Nadine Labaki, stars and directs this film, dedicated to her Beirut, and for me at least has done a wonderful job.
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "Your name is my prayer..." 21 Sep 2008
By Mark Barry, Reckless Records, London HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
"Caramel" is not what you'd expect from Lebanese filmmaking and in particular movies about that most troubled of their cities - Beirut.
I found it touching, unbelievably insightful and genuinely romantic too - it's one of the loveliest watches I've had the pleasure of seeing in years.

The largely unknown cast is superb and each deserves specific mention:
NADINE LABAKI plays LAYALE - the sexy yet scatterbrained 35-year old owner of "Si Belle" - a salon that acts as emotion-central for co-workers and girlfriends. Layale is having a giddy but demeaning affair with a married man whom we never see except as a shadow in a car under a bridge - or hear him - as he honks his horn outside the premises for her to come running...

YASMINE AL MASRI plays NISRINE - one of Layale's best workers - the beautiful and young Nisrine is having doubts about her forthcoming marriage to BASSAM a headstrong modern man played by ISMAL ANTAR. Bassam is a man who will take on the oppressive state and even God rather than capitulate; Nisrine's also worried that Bassam might not want her should he find out about her less-than-virginal past...

GISELE AOUAD plays JAMALE TARABAY - a customer and friend of the younger ladies. Jamale's mid to late 40's, an actress who is getting too old to nab the lucrative advert roles anymore and goes to sad and desperate lengths to stay young-looking...

JOANNA MOUKARZEL plays the slightly butch RIMA - a lowly washer of hair in the saloon who falls silently and breathlessly in love with a beautiful woman who walks in off the street one afternoon. She is played by FATME SAFA - and may even share with shy Rima the love that dares not speaks its name...... Read more ›
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet! 24 May 2008
By bella
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just got back from seeing this at my local independent cinema and have put myself on the waiting list for the DVD as soon as I got home. It is sweet, beautiful and funny. It seems so unusual to come out of the pictures smiling and happy these days. Gentle and affectionate story telling, characters you care about, a calm measured pace, wonderful cinematography - best film I have seen in ages. I probably would have said it was definitely one for the girls, but the guy in the seat next to me loved it too...
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A bloke's review.... 14 April 2012
By Tim Kidner TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I get a distinct impression from the reviews here on Amazon that most, if not all were written by women and that 'Caramel' is generally seen as a movie for the 'girls'....

I love my World cinema and will watch almost anything, so when it came up on BBC2 recently, I recorded it on my provider's box without knowing much about it. And, yes, like the confectionery in the title, it is soft centred and a bit gooey and whilst I (obviously) didn't appreciate all the finer points of the treatments available at the salon, I could appreciate the warmth and comarderie of the five women.

Beirut and Lebanon usually conjure up either actual or imagined images of war, conflict and heavy oppression of women. Here, director (& lead actress) Nadine Labaki serves us up a candy bar that's full of wholesome goodness, quite a lot of sweetness but more importantly, a message to the west that women there think and wish and love like every other woman, anywhere. It's just circumstances that differ and those can have huge effects on people's lives.

Whilst we generally see modern, beautiful and free-thinking women in the film, scenes that were still commonplace in the UK just 50-60 years ago, make us realise that there still are 'rules' in Arabic countries. I'm talking about sharing a double room in a hotel, which requires a marriage certificate and personal I.D. Also, at the beginning, a man and a woman just chatting in a car in the street at night is considered 'indecent' by the local police and they are asked to go indoors.

I won't go into all the ins and outs of the various relationships, as it's the overall impression I want to give and whether the film is any good. The latter is partly answered by all the 5 and 4 star reviews already up and I'd have to agree.... Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A Beiruti woman's life
Not the usual war / terrorism Lebanon set film, but a look at the lives of a group of women in a Beirut beauty salon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anna Costin
3.0 out of 5 stars Romance, humour and pathos
A slow storyline but it definitely had a story. It was like a single episode of a soap - women chatting in a beauty salon. Read more
Published 5 months ago by booksconnect
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous sweet film
This was a gorgeous film. If you want a heartwarming, rainy Sunday film then buy this. Made me want to travel to Lebanon!
Published 7 months ago by Mr. J. Pryor
5.0 out of 5 stars caramel but not what you would expect!
Not what I was expecting at all. I only have praise for this film. Set in a hairdresser's the film gets it's title from the hot sticky caramel used to rid the clients of unwanted... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. Gina F. Luckhurst
5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy!
A beautiful film that shows much promise from its director Nadine Labaki. The film shows us the life of 4 women working in a salon in Beirut and there individual problems and... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ellis022
4.0 out of 5 stars Bitter sweet caramel
I enjoyed watching this film particularly the colour ... it's really strong. However the sub-plots within the film are all quite sad except possibly for that of the lesbian... Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. B. Radford
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing for all women - a must watch
I can't say enough good things about this movie-
the director who plays the leading role is very attractive- I keep on asking myself how can she be so good as an actress and... Read more
Published on 17 May 2011 by elle
3.0 out of 5 stars nice
This is a very nice film, gives u an understanding of the world in Beirut, which I love. I love the beautiful girl and policeman's love. Recommended..
Published on 17 May 2011 by emine
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved every second of it
I bought this movie based on Amazon recommendation and the positive comments some viewers left and I say they were all spot on. Read more
Published on 5 May 2011 by Lazloza
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, sumptuous, touching and gentle
A beautiful film from the brilliant Nadine Labaki. Invited into the world of these women and their complex relationships with culture, religion, independence and men is to be given... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2011 by silverbirch
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