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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending


Spoiler alert: this piece is about the end of Carol. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, you might want to hold off on reading this piece until you have and take a look at our review.

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Surface Matters

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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

Expressionism

Under the Skin - featurette

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Academy Conversations: Carol

Pan's Labyrinth

Understanding Fallen Angels

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

The importance of scene transitions

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Actor Martin Sheen gets into Character- BBC Sounds

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Invigilators

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Design and Technology

Waveney Valley Transport

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Carol Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Film Studies SOTD Fallen Angels Student Information Test Metfield Spike Lee Key Stage 4 Mocks GCSE Options BFI Invigilators GCSE Films Keystage 5 Coursework NEA

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