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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

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Surface Matters

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Understanding Fallen Angels

Carol Featurette - Costume Design (2015) - Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler Drama HD

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, on Carol

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Realism

Expressionism

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

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Y11 GCSE Drama picnic & Balloon Stomp 2023

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2025

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Summer 2025 Results

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2021

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Theatre Silent Film The Hollywood Reporter YouTube Hitchcock Food Student Information Mr Trudgill Nutrition NEA Vertigo Year 8 Year 11 GCSE Drama Health Trips Yimou

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