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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 review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Surface Matters

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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Carol Featurette - Costume Design (2015) - Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler Drama HD

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

The importance of scene transitions

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

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

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

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, on Carol

Conversations with CAROL

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WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

Trip to Athens October 2026

Photography Competition

9S5 Cover 23/10/25

Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

School Policies

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Term Dates Coursework Year 12 Spike Lee Yimou Screenplay Vertigo Year 9 Options Parent Film4 Duke Of Edinburgh Cinematography Mrs Davy Revision Year 10 Notices

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