Harfouche, Elie
(Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
This study explores the representation of women in Nadine Labaki’s films:
Caramel (2007), Where Do We Go Now (2011), and Capernaum (2018). It examines the
three films via Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze and analyzes the position that the
female occupies in the narrative structure and their treatment within the cinematic
discourse. This thesis aims at proving that although Nadine Labaki is often referred to by
critics as a feminist filmmaker dealing with women’s issues, obsessions, concerns, and difficulties, as they face patriarchal society, her image, form, narration, and ...