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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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 (Haynes, 2015)

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Superimposition in film

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

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

Understanding Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels - Explained

Academy Conversations: Carol

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

Carol Featurette - Costume Design (2015) - Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler Drama HD

Realism

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Expressionism

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Film post-production explained

Sixth Form Course Information

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Computer Science

Online safety newsletters

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