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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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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'

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

Expressionism

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

Carol (2015) Behind the Scenes - Part 2/2

Film: camera shots examples

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

'Carol,' 'Erin Brockovich' Cinematographer on How He Turns Images Into Ideas

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

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Summer 2026 Examinations

Chicago tickets now on sale

Examination Arrangements: Summer 2026

10S2 Moles

11S_Ch1 Potable and Waste Water

8yS/Sc4

11S_Ch1 Life Cycle Assessments

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

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Film Studies Carol Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Oscars Do The Right Thing Films MUBI The New York Times Music Coursework Vertigo Productions Screenplay Assessment Hartismere Under The Skin GCSE Revision A Level

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