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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

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Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Carol (2015) Behind the Scenes - Part 2/2

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Academy Conversations: Carol

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

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