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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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Surface Matters

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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

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Under the Skin - featurette

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

Understanding Fallen Angels

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

How to write scene transitions

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

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

Under the Skin explained

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Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Examination Rules, Guidance and Support

Year 10 British Farming Fortnight

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Film post-production explained

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