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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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Carol (Haynes, 2015)

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

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

Surface Matters

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Under the Skin explained

Academy Conversations: Carol

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, on Carol

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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

Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Under the Skin - Explained

Under the Skin - Sound

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Teacher of English

Parents Evening :: Year 11

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Teacher of Mathematics

Summer 2026 Examinations

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

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