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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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Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Understanding Fallen Angels

Academy Conversations: Carol

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Expressionism

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Realism

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

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Artist in Residence for 2026

Our curriculum

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 9

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Film Studies Carol Aesthetics Examinations GCE ZEN MUBI March Do The Right Thing Films Mocks Pan's Labyrinth Short Film Curriculum The Bank Coursework Calendar Oscars British Assessment Yimou Hartismere

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