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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

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Surface Matters

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

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Film: camera shots examples

The importance of scene transitions

Fallen Angels - Explained

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Realism

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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

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Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

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December Mock Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 10

January 2026 Examinations

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