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Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism


Two women fall in love in this new film from Todd Haynes, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel “The Price of Salt.”

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Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

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Realism

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, on Carol

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

The importance of scene transitions

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

Under the Skin explained

Expressionism

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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Todorov's narrative theory

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