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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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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Surface Matters

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

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Edward Lachman Shares His Secrets For Shooting Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Expressionism

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Conversations with CAROL

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