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Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol (Haynes, 2015)


This is going to be a slightly different kind of review. I want to look at Todd Haynes’ Carol not only as the pinnacle achievement of what Haynes has being doing in cinema throughout his care…

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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

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Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Expressionism

Carol Interview Special | Film4 | Interview

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Fallen Angels - Explained

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

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

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

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