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Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'


Carol is gorgeous, gently groundbreaking, and might be the saddest thing you’ll ever see.

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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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

Surface Matters

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Cinematographer Edward Lachman on ‘Carol’ as a Stylistic Foil to ‘Far From Heaven’

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

How to write scene transitions

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

“Carol” Up Close

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Under the Skin - Explained

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

Superimposition in film

Edward Lachman Shares His Secrets For Shooting Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Head of Department - History

Summer 2026 Examinations

CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

Cover Supervisor

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

Teacher of History

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Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Film Studies Carol Year 10 Year 11 Key Stage 4 Short Film The Hollywood Reporter Vacancies Sport The New York Times Year 12 Coursework Year 13 British Evening Assessment Test March

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