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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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Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

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

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Surface Matters

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

“Carol” Up Close

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

Expressionism

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Carol Featurette - Story (2015) - Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler Drama HD

Academy Conversations: Carol

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

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