17 September 2008
Australia Talks Movies - Caramel
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We're so used to images of war-torn Lebanon that the world of Nadine Labaki's debut feature Caramel, set in a Beirut beauty parlour, is unexpected. As writer, director and star of the film, Labaki weaves together the private lives of Christian women in Beirut as they manage lovers, families and their own aspirations. One terrific and virtually wordless sequence involves Labaki's character preparing the world's grottiest hotel room in preparation for the arrival of her married lover...
The film has been described as an arthouse 'chick flick' -- but is it only women in the audience who will enjoy this gently observed film?
Guests
Julie Rigg - RN resident movie critic
Paula Abood - filmmaker and writer
Jane Mills - senior research fellow AFTRS
Further Information
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Matthew Leonard
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