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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’

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Surface Matters

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Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

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

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

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

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

Film: camera shots examples

Conversations with CAROL

Academy Conversations: Carol

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

Our curriculum

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Summer 2026 Examinations

Artist in Residence for 2026

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol Hartismere The Bank The Hollywood Reporter BFI Film4 Fallen Angels Evening Jobs Silent Film GCSE Do The Right Thing British Hitchcock Psychology Buster Keaton Vacancies

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