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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

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

Under the Skin explained

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Understanding Fallen Angels

Carol (2015) Behind the Scenes - Part 1/2

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

“Carol” Up Close

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Superimposition in film

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GCSE CS: 1.5 Networks - TCP/IP Layers and Protocols

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Academic challenge and independence; attainment

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University and careers; destinations & retention

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