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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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House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

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Under the Skin explained

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

The importance of scene transitions

Under the Skin - Sound

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Surface Matters

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Social Sciences

Year 7

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025

Business and Media

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October.

Sixth Form Course Information

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Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Film Studies Carol The New York Times Do The Right Thing Pan's Labyrinth Prospectus Creative iMedia Under The Skin Planner Year 7 Theatre Forms Year 10 Drama French Economics BFI YouTube Oscars Spike Lee

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