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Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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

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5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

“Carol” Up Close

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Conversations with CAROL

Under the Skin - featurette

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Edward Lachman Shares His Secrets For Shooting Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

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Photography Competition

Trip to Athens October 2026

School Policies

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

9S5 Cover 23/10/25

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

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