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In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensual microcosm of the city where several generations come into contact, talk and confide in each other. Layale loves Rabih, but Rabih is married. Nisrine is Muslim and her forthcoming marriage poses a problem: she is no longer a virgin. Rima is tormented by her attraction to women and especially to this lovely client with long... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 1st, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for thematic elements involving sexuality, language and some smoking. |
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| Distributors: |
Roadside Attractions
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,060,591 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...warmly shot (by Yves Sehnaoui) and comes with a strong, burbling soundtrack of Arab pop..." more...
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B |
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...a Lebanese variation on sweetly soapy dramas about Women Who Bond With Wet Hair." more...
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B |
Hollywood Reporter, John DeFore
"The beauty salon-as-family formula gets a fresh spin in directing debut by actress Nadine Labaki." more...
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B |
Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan
"...Caramel has the tact and sophistication not to tie things up too tidily for any of its women." more...
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B |
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