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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”

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Surface Matters

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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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Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Under the Skin - featurette

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

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

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

The importance of scene transitions

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

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Parents Evening :: Year 13

Local Governing Body Information

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Completing the Award

January 2026 Examinations

Term dates

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

School Policies

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