A taste of Caramel with Athlone Film Club!

Athlone Film Club continues its fine schedule of world cinema with "Caramel", which will be thrilling audiences in the Dean Crowe Theatre on Tuesday, February 10 next at 8pm. In her gorgeous and love-affirming feature debut - which was the sleeper hit of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival - Nadine Labaki finds gold in the hot goo used to strip body hair. Set in and around a Beirut beauty salon, Caramel stirs together the smooth and the crunchy of five women"s lives. Nisrine (Yasmine Al Masri) is a spirited bombshell on the verge of marrying a conservative Muslim - but she is no longer a virgin. Jamale (Gisèle Aouad), an aging actress, goes to absurd lengths to hold back time. Rima (Joanna Moukarzel) suppresses her attraction to other women, until her own dream girl walks through the door. Seamstress Rose (Sihame Haddad) deflects the attentions of a gentleman suitor to care for her older sister. And Layale, the owner and lifeblood of the salon, carries on a hopeless - but very satisfying - affair with a married-man. There is a new kind of film coming from Lebanon, one that looks past war and politics to the eternal truths of love and passion. This is where the impressive women of Caramel find their strength. Don"t miss the chance to catch this exceptional film. For advance bookings contact the Dean Crowe Theatre box office on 09064 92129.