This film, written, directed and acted by Beirut beauty Nadi Labaki (the one on the poster), is full of gentleness and gentleness, even if the characters in the film. It can be said that the tone of the whole film is natural and warm, just like the amber afterglow on the street corner, beautiful but not dazzling. Without rushing, the film has led the audience into a corner of the life of Beirut women in Lebanon. After watching it, I am still thinking about how it started and how it has passed so long unconsciously, just like air, its existence It does not have a strong sense of oppression, and people often ignore its existence on weekdays, but they are always breathing it.
Beauty and love are the soft underbelly of women. Labaki captured the commonalities of these two women all over the world and released them on the streets of Beirut. In other words, Labaki captured these two characteristics of Beirut women and presented them in the in light and shadow. However, the beauty of Labaki's directorial debut is not limited to this. The angle chosen, the techniques used, and the group portraits of women are all very suitable for telling the story of Beirut, the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where its geographical location and historical origins are very delicate. The style of the city and the charm of its "daughters", it is both traditional and old-fashioned, but full of modern flavor, that is, it is complex and blended with pure taste, that is, conservative and strict yet enterprising, that is, beautiful and elegant, popular and ordinary...
Different people see it. The same film has different perceptions. Some people pay attention to the sensitive issues involved in the film, such as twilight love and homosexuality. Others exaggerate the excessive restraint and control over women in the country, such as not being able to go out alone with men after dark. Even if that person is a fiancé, I pay more attention to the female story it focuses on, and I can only keep a distance from those who see its political nature.
The women in the spotlight of Caramel are three beautiful young girls, Layari, Nisri and Rema, who work in the salon, as well as their regular customers Jammel, the seamstress Rose and the adjoining seamstress. Her half-crazy older sister, Lily... Love beauty and love, which makes women addicted and addicted to women. For beauty, women who come to beauty salons can endure all kinds of pain, grinning on one side and looking at flawless skin on the other. of longing. For love, women are even more difficult to resist, even drinking poison to quench their thirst. Layari (played by the director) falls in love, but is in an embarrassing situation for a third party; Nisri is about to get married, but she is worrying about her own non-personality; the neutral temperament Rema appears in this city Very prominent, the girl with bright black long hair who often looks for her to wash her hair has an elusive bond with her; the milf Jammel lives with two children after her divorce, and she once shot an advertisement. Still constantly auditioning, and unable to accept the reality of her own aging; Rose, who is older than Jamel, is facing a twilight love, whether to accept the old man who has repeatedly changed his shorts and legs in order to meet her, let the reserved her ponder, not to mention her There is also Lily's concern, and Lily's half-madness stems from a letter from a lover she never received when she was young...
The plot of the film is not unexpected, not to mention the ups and downs, which are all faced by women in reality. Questions, but are told lovely and interesting. The film also has no complex structure, show-off skills, and of course it is not a simple narrative. With the assistance of regional flavors, provocative and beautiful soundtracks, each story flashes valuable things in the ordinary, making you want to argue. Forget words. Some people say that the film "has the color and taste of caramel, a warm and soft dim yellow, and a little bitter in the sweetness". This is true. In the film, caramel has a function, which is used to remove body hair after heating. When the amber sticky substance sticks to the skin and then peels it off, the pain is unbearable, making the sufferer feel pain and hope. The pain is real, and it is also true to hope that he will get better and better, and the pain and hope Yes, this is the theme song of many women.
After being heartbroken, Layari chose to return to herself. At Nisri's wedding, she received a flower ball, and the policeman who had a crush on her invited her to dance. Jammel continued to pretend that she was still young, and the long-haired girl finally cheered up. Courage cut her hair short at the beauty salon. Even though she was worried that her family would be scared to death when they saw it, Rose chose to stay behind in her own life. The last scene of the film is when she accompanies the crazy Lily to pick up paper on the street... On the street, The high-spirited short-haired girl who smiled shyly at the window and the old sister picked it up together. This not strong contrast made people full of hope for the future of this city. At this time, the subtitles were played, and the director Nadi Labaki I have spoken my heart - to my Beirut.
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