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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 review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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 (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

“Carol” Up Close

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Understanding Fallen Angels

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Expressionism

Fallen Angels - Explained

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Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Design and Technology

Actor Martin Sheen gets into Character- BBC Sounds

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Invigilators

Waveney Valley Transport

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Revision Screenplay Mrs Davy Oscars Do The Right Thing Key Stage 3 Transport British Cinematography Sixth Form Year 9 Options Captain Fantastic Buster Keaton Mendham Under The Skin Key Stage 4

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