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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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Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Surface Matters

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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

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

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

The importance of scene transitions

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Academy Conversations: Carol

Conversations with CAROL

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January 2026 Examinations

Local Governing Body Information

Chicago marketing & front of house team

Sixth Form Curriculum and Programme of Study

Pan's Labyrinth Analysis

December Mock Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 12

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Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Film Studies Carol Revision Marketing Team Sharp Minds Chicago The New York Times Silent Film British Do The Right Thing Oscars Spike Lee Local Governing Body Evening A Level Governor Events Productions

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