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Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'


Carol is gorgeous, gently groundbreaking, and might be the saddest thing you’ll ever see.

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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

Surface Matters

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

Carol Interview Special | Film4 | Interview

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Fallen Angels - Explained

Carol (2015) Behind the Scenes - Part 2/2

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

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How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Sixth Form Applications

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Online safety newsletters

Sixth Form Course Information

Expressionism

Computer Science

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