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Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’


The book, which the author prized and later disowned, has been made into a movie starring Cate Blanchett. But in the ’50s, it was adapted as well (though not produced).

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Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism

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Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Under the Skin explained

Realism

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

The importance of scene transitions

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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

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Bronze Qualifying Expedition September 2025

Hartismere Technical Theatre

E-Safety

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover)

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GCSE Past papers and mark schemes

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The New York Times Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN Film Studies Carol Hitchcock Vacancies Screenplay Oscars House Of Flying Daggers Mr Trudgill YouTube Year 11 English Vertigo Under The Skin NEA Buster Keaton Extra-Curricular Pan's Labyrinth Yimou

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