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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 (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Surface Matters

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

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

The importance of scene transitions

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Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Teacher of English

Summer 2026 Examinations

Teacher of Mathematics

Internships

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Year 9 Year 10 British Notices Cinematography Training Coursework Drama The Lost Boys A Level NEA Spike Lee Revision Student Information Screenplay Vacancies

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