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


“Carol” marks the Camerimage and critics-award-winning DP’s fourth collaboration with Todd Haynes.

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Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Surface Matters

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

House of Flying Daggers - sound

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

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

Under the Skin - featurette

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Under the Skin explained

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

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

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

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre, London Thursday, 15 April 2027. Years 7 & 8

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