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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'

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

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Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

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

Superimposition in film

The importance of scene transitions

Conversations with CAROL

Realism

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

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11S_Ch1 Life Cycle Assessments

Summer 2026 Examinations

10S2 Moles

11S_Ch1 Potable and Waste Water

Examination Arrangements: Summer 2026

8yS/Sc4

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Parents Evening :: Year 7

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