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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending


Spoiler alert: this piece is about the end of Carol. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, you might want to hold off on reading this piece until you have and take a look at our review.

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Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

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

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Surface Matters

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Expressionism

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

“Carol” Up Close

How to write scene transitions

Superimposition in film

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

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Parents Evening :: Year 8

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

Operation Mincemeat. Fortune Theatre, London Tuesday, 22 September. Years 9 to 13

Harry Potter (One Part) Palace Theatre, London Wednesday, 13 January 2027.

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