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

Surface Matters

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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Editing Captain Fantastic

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Nick Broomfield interview

Modernism - Movie List

Academy Conversations: Carol

Under the Skin - Explained

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, on Carol

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

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Parents Evening :: Year 8

GCSE PAST PAPERS -ADDED FEB 2025

Key Stage three photographs

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

2025 Exam Preparation

Oliver Tickets on Sale Now

Parents Evening :: Year 7

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