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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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

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

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

Under the Skin explained

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Under the Skin - Sound

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

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Parents Evening :: Year 11

January 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Local Governing Body Information

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

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Summer 2026 Examinations

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Film Studies Carol Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Policy Do The Right Thing BFI Strategy Statutory Information Term Dates Silent Film Test Fallen Angels The New York Times A Level Revision NEA Alamanc Cinematography GCSE

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