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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’

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

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House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

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

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Under the Skin explained

Film: camera shots examples

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

Realism

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Photography Competition

Trip to Athens October 2026

Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

School Policies

9S5 Cover 23/10/25

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

Parents Evening :: Year 12

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