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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”

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

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5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Carol Interview Special | Film4 | Interview

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Superimposition in film

Realism

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Conversations with CAROL

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

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April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Summer 2026 Examinations

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

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