Please join BVFCC staffer, Raizine Bruton, for her January Screening Series focused on women directors. The series' third installation is Nadine Labaki's 2007 film "Caramel".

“Caramel” has an optimism born not of dreamy romanticism but of resilience and a degree of hard-headedness. Life for these women is not easy or especially fair, and each of them faces moments of humiliation, loneliness and potential heartbreak. But in the best melodramatic tradition, their toughness, good humor and loyalty see them through. Those qualities, and Ms. Labaki’s evident affection for the battered panache of her native city, make “Caramel” hard to resist. - NYT, 2/1/08

The film begins at 7pm and there is a suggested donation of $7. The café will be open for beer, wine, and café drinks and free popcorn will be available.