故事发生在黎巴嫩的一家美容院，亚洲围绕着五名女性的日常生活展开。拉亚里（纳迪·拉巴基 Nadine Labaki 饰）、亚洲尼斯瑞和瑞玛在同一家美容院工作，詹美尔则是她们的常客，而美容院附近的一名女裁缝师罗丝和她年老的痴呆的姐姐莉莉一起住。她们年龄不同，性格不同，人生际遇不同，她们有各自独特的故事。拉亚里因爱上了一个有妇之夫而陷入困苦，而且不得不面对他不知情的妻子；尼斯瑞婚礼在即，却决定到医院做个处女膜修复手术；瑞玛是个女同性恋，对一个美貌的顾客颇有好感；曾经是演员的詹美尔难以接受自己一日一日的衰老；而年老的罗丝因为要照顾姐姐而放弃爱情。一段段故事交织在一起，像焦糖一样，既甜蜜缠绵，又丝丝苦涩……
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回复 :Due to some common interests between German and Russian aristocracy ( the Russians even had aristocrats in their past not to mention they had an Empress called Catherine the Great, as great as this German count's heiresses… ), it is not strange that this Teutonic count has understood and even enjoyed Herr S. M. Eisenstein's "Staroye I Novoye".It is not very usual that for the aristocracy to enjoy Bolshevist films full of proletarian demands that put private property at risk or as it happens in this case, a film about the Communist Party's policy on the subject of the collectivization of the Soviet agriculture. Normally this would be perfect gibberish for this German count, but thanks to Herr Eisenstein 's greatness and directorial talent, the hardships of the heroine of the film, Dame Marfa ( Dame Marfa Lapkina ) breached even the thick aristocratic Schloss walls.And that's one of the first remarkable aspects of this oeuvre; in spite of the political subject of the film, the powerful images and lyricism ( astonishing and beautiful shot compositions ), especially during the first part of the movie, preserve the artistic merits entirely while serving a propaganda purpose. The second remarkable aspect of the film is the dichotomy between the old and new, the fight to improve the lot of Dame Marfa and her countrymen. There are many discussions because it is not easy even in Russia to change ancient and conservative customs. There are superb metaphors and social criticism ( illiteracy, bureaucracy, religiosity ) which perfectly fit the film, and last but not least, "Staroye I Novoye", is a kind of archaic documentary about ancient customs established deeply in old Russia, those ones that our heroine must fight against. And there is also a lot about agriculture ( very enlightening for this German count), especially about harvesting and how to fatten Russian cows or pigs ( literally, no pun here… ).Herr Eisenstein had to bear during the last era of his film career, unbelievable censorship and mutilation of his work, as happens with "Staroye I Novoye". The film was reedited and Eisenstein accused of sympathizing with Trostky's policies but fortunately the film was restored and showed by the German-frenchified t.v. channel "ARTE", natürlich!, including an evocative music score by Herr Taras Bujewski, that fits superbly Herr Eisenstein primal artistic interests.And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must buy a tractor for one of his Teutonic heiress.
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