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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

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

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Academy Conversations: Carol

Understanding Fallen Angels

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5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

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Film post-production explained

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

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