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


“It seamlessly evokes the period by paying homage to the great photography of the time.”

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Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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

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

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

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

“Carol” Up Close

Carol 2015 - Extended Trailer

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

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