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

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

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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The Cinematography of "Carol" (2015) – Evan E. Richards

Fallen Angels - Explained

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

The importance of scene transitions

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

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

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January 2026 Examinations

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Completing the Award

School Policies

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Parents Evening :: Year 13

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Local Governing Body Information

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