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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

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

Surface Matters

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

The Cinematography of "Carol" (2015) – Evan E. Richards

Under the Skin - featurette

Film: camera shots examples

Understanding Fallen Angels

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

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

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Teacher of Mathematics (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

What happens to your examination script?

Teacher of Mathematics (with specific year group responsibilities for key stage 5)

Teacher of History (possibility to combine with a head of year role)

Local Governing Body Information

Teacher of Science (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

Teacher of Science

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

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Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Film Studies Carol Year 7 History Spike Lee Governance Film4 Mrs Davy Hitchcock Videos A Level Under The Skin NEA Vertigo BFI Documentation Jobs Yimou

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