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

Surface Matters

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

“Carol” Up Close

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Realism

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

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Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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