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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

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

Surface Matters

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

Carol Featurette - Story (2015) - Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler Drama HD

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

Understanding Fallen Angels

The importance of scene transitions

Carol Interview Special | Film4 | Interview

Film: camera shots examples

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Managing In-Game Spending

Music Evenings 2025

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October. DETAILS

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

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HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol The Hollywood Reporter Year 9 Cinematography Drama Internet Safety British NEA Year 11 Pan's Labyrinth Under The Skin Year 9 Options Year 8 Year 12 Film4 Music Short Film

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