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


“It seamlessly evokes the period by paying homage to the great photography of the time.”

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Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Surface Matters

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

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Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Carol Interview Special | Film4 | Interview

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

“Carol” Up Close

Superimposition in film

Carol Featurette - Screenplay (2015) - Cate Blanchette, Rooney Mara Drama HD

Fallen Angels - Explained

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January 2026 Examinations

Music club timetable

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

Spring Term Sports Club

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

Summer 2026 Examinations

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