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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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Surface Matters

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

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

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

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House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

House of Flying Daggers - sound

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

The importance of scene transitions

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Increase in Fees for Instrumental/Vocal lessons from September 2026

E-Safety

Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Summer 2026 Examinations

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

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ZEN GCE Examinations Aesthetics Film Studies Carol A Level Drama March Mrs Davy Student Information College Hitchcock Captain Fantastic Buster Keaton GCSE Drama NEA Do The Right Thing Drama Spike Lee Hartismere Short Film Year 12

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