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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”

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

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Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, on Carol

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Expressionism

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

Realism

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Summer 2026 Examinations

Examination Arrangements: Summer 2026

Teacher of Art & Photography (Part time)

CABARET THE MUSICAL. London. Y9-13. Weds 15th April 2026- Only a few places left

School Policies

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

E-Safety

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Clubs And Activities Oscars Notices Wellbeing Year 9 Policy Short Film Films A Level Vertigo Mrs Davy Pan's Labyrinth Under The Skin GCSE Buster Keaton Hitchcock

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