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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 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)

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Carol Featurette - Screenplay (2015) - Cate Blanchette, Rooney Mara Drama HD

Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Under the Skin - Sound

House of Flying Daggers - sound

Academy Conversations: Carol

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Parents Evening :: Year 12

January 2026 Examinations

Sixth Form Curriculum and Programme of Study

Hartismere 200

December Mock Examinations

House Weeks

Local Governing Body Information

Personal Development

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