Caramel Page #3

Synopsis: Six women in Beirut seek love, marriage, and companionship and find duty, friendship, and possibility. Four work at a salon: Nisrine, engaged to Bassam, with a secret she shares with her co-workers; Jamale, a divorced mother of teens, a part-time model, fearing the encroachment of time; Rima, always in pants, attracted to Siham, a client who smiles back; Layale, in love with a married man, willing to drop everything at a honk of his horn. There's also Rose, a middle-aged seamstress, who cares for Lili, old and facing dementia. Rose has a suitor; Layale has an admirer on the police force. Is delight a possibility? Is caramel a sweet or an instrument of pain?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nadine Labaki
Production: Roadside Attractions
  5 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
PG
Year:
2007
95 min
$1,000,000
Website
711 Views


Lili, what are you doing?

You keep on sewing.

Sorry.

Good morning, sir.

How are you?

Where have you been, my love?

Hello, Auntie Rose.

Here are the aprons.

Come in, don't stay by the door.

No, I can't.

I left Lili by herself.

Don't worry about Lili.

Come in for a hairdo.

We're not busy.

- No, no.

- Come on in.

I must go, she's alone.

Your hair needs a good brushing.

Come on in, we're having coffee.

Come in, we need

to find you a husband.

You're a bit late.

You're still beautiful, come in.

No, Lili's all by herself. I must go.

Hello.

Sorry, I came without an appointment.

Can I get my hair done?

- Something's bothering you?

- Not at all.

I was just walking by.

I decided to come in.

I had nothing to do.

I'm glad that you came.

Go on, run.

Handsome young man.

Don't forget!

Pick up the ones under the car.

And you, sweetheart.

Pick up the two papers over there.

Put them in the basket.

God bless you and keep you safe.

Yes, put them in there.

I want to see what he wrote to me.

What?

He loves me very much.

He wrote me all these letters.

- Thank you, dear.

- Okay, bye.

Don't be long!

Hello, my love.

Hello.

Hello, sunshine.

You forgot your wallet.

I was expecting your call.

What?

I swear, I've been waiting for an hour.

Ask Joseph.

Okay, stop fooling around.

When can you pick it up?

Now I'm busy.

I'm having my coffee.

And Joseph is foreseeing my future.

He sees a chair and a beautiful girl.

She's at the window.

She's looking at me without seeing me.

I swear.

There's even a fly on my forehead.

She parks in forbidden areas...

...to tease the policeman

who's admiring her...

...instead of fining her.

You find it funny!

Okay, goodbye.

Anything else?

Can you sign here, please?

- Where?

- Here, please.

That's it?

Here also. New regulations.

- Anything else?

- Thank you.

Let's go.

- Can I drop you off somewhere?

- What?

- Drop you off?

- No, thanks. Don't bother.

Tarek, answer.

Tarek, answer!

Hurry up, La.

Yes, Dad.

Mom?

She's not here.

I don't know.

Smoking a joint next door.

Stupid! Damn you!

What's the matter? I'm busy.

I'm busy in the kitchen.

What do you want?

What?

Why promise the kids...

...and then change your mind?

Good for you.

Okay, leave me alone.

Okay, goodbye.

What an idiot!

And you two, out of my sight!

Your father is busy.

He's taking his girlfriend to the beach.

Hello.

I want to have my hair done.

Of course, come in.

- Hello.

- Good morning. Welcome.

Start the generator,

I need to use the blow dryer.

Sorry it took me so long.

It's okay.

Mr. Charles!

Mr. Charles, tell her to let me out.

Why are you so stubborn?

Stubborn as a mule!

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Nadine Labaki

Nadine Labaki (Arabic: نادين لبكي‎; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress and director. more…

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