O Pioneers! turned out to have a pretty serious edge. I picked up an attractive
Reader's Digest copy for a quarter at the library ... great find.
Caramel (
Sukkar banat), Lebanon's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards also was a nice find. A type of Lebanon
Beauty Shop, it portrays the dramas of a mixed group of women, of different ages and religions. The title arises from the use of a sort of caramel wax, the sweet/sting nature a sort of metaphor. The director/star does a nice job, even if "best" film might be a bit much.
