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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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Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Surface Matters

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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

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Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Under the Skin - featurette

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Under the Skin - Explained

Superimposition in film

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

Academy Conversations: Carol

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

House of Flying Daggers - sound

Understanding Fallen Angels

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Enrichment Opportunities 2025-26

Photography Competition

January 2026 Examinations

Learnit Physics: Formula Practice

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Todorov's narrative theory

December Mock Examinations

Sixth Form Course Information

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Events Spike Lee Pan's Labyrinth NEA Buster Keaton The Hollywood Reporter Vertigo Photography Captain Fantastic Week GCSE Prospectus Year 12 A Level The New York Times Narrative

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