The social pressure on the love life of four women working in a beauty parlor in Beyrouth / Touching, light, funny, great tempo…
Cast: Nadine Labaki, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily
Music by Khaled Mouzanar
Cinematography by Yves Sehnaoui
Film Editing by Laure Gardette
Poignant story showing the intricate interaction of love and politics in tribal life. Weak point: the occidental music doesn’t mix well with the original tribal one.
Actors: Kapan Cook, Mungau Dain, Charlie Kahla
Directors: Martin Butler, Bentley Dean
Writers: Martin Butler, John Collee, Bentley Dean
Music: Antony Partos
Cinematography: Bentley Dean
Editing: Tania Nehme
“The Namesake” reminds us of what it means to be American.
Cast: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Sahira Nair, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson
Directed: Mira Nair
Photography: Frederick Elmes
Writers: Sooni Taraporevala; based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
Cast: Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Emmy Rossum, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams
Written and Directed: Maggie Greenwald
Music: David Mansfield
Cinematography: Enrique Chediak
Editing: Keith Reamer
Director: Leena Yadav
Writers: Supratik Sen (dialogue), Leena Yadav
Actors: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Lehar Khan
Domestic violence, honor, infertility, prostitution, child marriage, rape… These themes are treated in a traditional gender setting in Rajasthan.
The message of the movie is straightforward: while most men drink, commit adultery, are jealous and violent, women have fun, bring changes… and are at least as sexualized as their male counterparts.