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

Surface Matters

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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Under the Skin - BFI review

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

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

Under the Skin - featurette

Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Realism

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

Under the Skin explained

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

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Our curriculum

Artist in Residence for 2026

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Summer 2026 Examinations

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

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