The film frames this discrimination in a tangible and legal way, as the titular Carol is accused of a morally indecent lifestyle by her ex-husband in order to win custody of their daughter. Carol’s rupture on potentially losing her daughter for being true to herself is heartbreaking, but it’s Therese’s attempts to make Carol’s now-conscious decision—so much earlier in life—that makes you hope and ache for her to come to the same decision of allowing personal happiness. As for Therese, there is less enigma surrounding her, and the film is concerned to show us that there is no Ripley-esque parasitism in her attachment to the older woman. Therese perpetually affects a silly beret with a kind of pompom and has a faintly dysfunctional fringe. There are no throwaway shots in this film. Lots of lingering, carefully framed shots and closeups.

Carol movie reviews & Metacritic score: Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in the throes of love. It is a well-shot film that is pleasant to look at. Todd Haynes, who's finest achievement is still Far From Heaven (2002), has a knack for creating intimate atmospheres with radiant colors and backdrops. Their first interaction is business-like, but in reality it is a flirtatious scene, pierced with the thrill of danger.

Carol invites Therese to her house in New Jersey for visits. There is some cold classical feeling from the 30's in this movie, though it was set in the early 1950s in the McCarthy's era of witch-hunts. But Carol isn’t just Therese and Carol trying to figure each other out—unable to ask the questions they want to ask—no, men are also trying to figure out Carol and Therese. | The juxtaposition of the lavish costumes and production design with the grainy look of 16mm film sells the film's old-fashioned aesthetic. I went and read some spoiler discussion on it on a clickbait website to find that I didn't miss much. Carol is Haynes’ newest film after a long hiatus—a hiatus that also included the magnificent HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce—and though it might be his most straight-forward movie, it is deceptively bold. There is no substance in the movie. Harge still wants to be with Carol, and just when Carol thinks she’s finally moving into her desired lifestyle, Harge uses her long ago affair with their daughter’s godmother (whom Carol refers to as her daughter’s “aunt”), Abby (Sarah Paulson), against her in the divorce proceedings. Far from being academy award winning imo. Finally A Sapphic Romantic Film That Is Actually Amazing In More Ways Than One, Masterful cinematography, bravura acting and classic production design can't save old hat tale of lesbian romance, a dull lifeless collection of overused shots and slower than snail storytelling.

As a gay man "of a certain age" I felt deep gratitude for the gift given by the artists who created this film.

The film isn't interested in being a courtroom drama though, instead focusing on the blossoming relationship between Rooney Mara's Therese and Cate Blanchett's Carol. Breathtaking—every bit emotionally brilliant as it is visually stunning. All amazing. Others have already mentioned the film's beauty, elegance, attention to period detail, acting etc. There are echoes of other movies here such as the cold sentimentality of Savage Grace , Far From Heaven (from same director Todd Haynes) - another forbidden love story, Brokeback Mountain and A Single Man - both tragic waste of lives. Haynes obviously adores this era of cinema, and he gives Blanchett lots of classic lines that would fit in perfectly within that era (choice examples: “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, you’re out of cigarettes.” And “Do you think you can handle a redhead?”). Film Review: ‘Carol’ Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara give brilliant performances in Todd Haynes' exquisitely drawn adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1950s lesbian love story. Apparently, the novel this movie's based on came out more than half a century ago and the movie version should've been released in about half that time in order to be fresh, daring, original or topical. Charming, subtle and in the end it all comes down to Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara's unforgettable, brilliant performances.

"Carol" stumbles when it seesaws its point of view. Ah encore un film sur l'amitié féminine et beaucul, beaucoup plus pardon, si affinités... malheureusement, c'est pas drôle du tout (à l'inverse de Gazon maudit !) Todd Haynes pulls it off again with a small budget film. Awards Two main actresses are amazing and a viewer can almost feel the chemistry between them, which adds the reliability to the movie. The scenes are dragged. So it is not merely that Therese is to be Carol’s lover; she is to be a quasi-daughter, too. Unlike Far from Heaven, we are given wooden characters and a predictable script, with a score by Carter Burwell that sounds exactly like Philip Glass's creation for The Hours (2002). Cate Blanchett was great in movies Notes on a scandal and of course Blue Jasmine. Todd Haynes takes such care in the telling of it — and the gorgeous depiction of it — that it's impossible not to be moved. Find a full list of nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards in all... Music title data, credits, and images provided by, Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by. In one scene, Therese sits in the back seat of a taxi, watching a man and a woman walk down the sidewalk holding hands. When Cate Blanchett’s Carol first appears in the department store she is wearing furs: she is a predator, though a haughtily self-contained one. Then Carol, an elegant blonde, appears across the store floor (the camera floats past Carol, and then reverses back quickly: the camera version of a double-take).

Two goddesses in love affair. Don't wait,do it now! Therese and Carol are meeting at the same time, Therese is attracted to Carol’s assuredness, and Carol is attracted to Therese’s uneasiness. Director Todd Haynes has spent a career exploring repression and conformity in films like "Safe," "I'm Not There," "Far from Heaven," "Mildred Pierce" and now "Carol," based on Highsmith's novel (with adaptation by Phyllis Nagy). The more I read about production and wardrobe, the more interesting it is to watch again. I had the chance to see this movie during the Dutch film festival.

These are "acts," moments of assessment to make sure the coast is clear. Haynes’s drama shows the corsetry, and the mystery, and the way in which gay people could in fact in the 1950s negotiate their lives with dignity. Carol is a simple story that sneaks up on you. I loved this film for the subtleties.

This is due in part to the adaptation. | The book features a forbidden love story culminating in an extended "Lolita"-esque travelogue-criminal-getaway-across-America.

Production designer Judy Becker, art director Jesse Rosenthal and set decorator Heather Loeffler create various settings (crappy motel rooms, dark New York bars, Carol's home, Therese's apartment) in a way that highlight the romance and the treachery of the situation. Carol is beginning a divorce from her husband, Harge (Kyle Chandler). For two women who are falling in love in the 1950s—one with some experience and the other without—these glances, head tilts, and gentle touches of reassurances have to speak even louder, because acting upon it impulsively could have consequences. Similarly, Therese not only has a boyfriend who begins to realize that Therese is making a “mistake”, but there’s also his friend, Dannie (John Magaro) who’s interested in her. et en ce qui concerne la question de se rincer l'oeil, on reste sur sa faim !

You knew where it was going and it went there. And Helen is Highly disappointed. It's not about others but it's all about us. If you know me, you know how much I adore it. Soon, of course, they are to go on a trip together, staying demurely in adjoining motel cabins until one day they impulsively take the “presidential suite” and their intimacy advances. Haynes jumped into indie prominence with a chemical paranoia tale in Safe, then shifted gears to theatrical expression with the glam-rock bisexual opus, Velvet Goldmine. The surfaces in "Carol" are so seductive that one understands the ache to belong in that world. I have watched it at least 2 dozen times, and I just purchased the soundtrack. Therese vacillates between having a crush and being crushed, and Mara uses her eyes to speak for her with glances, with tears, and by being hidden behind her camera lens.

'Carol' is a fine film. But that's Highsmith. The movie is too long. | Carol and her husband Harge (Kyle Chandler) are separated, and fighting over access to their young daughter. The film is based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt, about the love affair between a virginal shopgirl and the beautiful older married woman that she serves in the pre-Christmas rush in a Manhattan department-store: they are played here by Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett. Grateful for the gloves being returned, lunch is requested by Carol, who then uses lunch to request a Sunday social with Therese. But, though titled Carol, this is Therese’s film. It's dizzying, a perfect evocation of the swan-dive of love. Under Haynes’ sure hand, Blanchett and Mara deliver a love story to melt to. I'll keep this short but you could say so much about this film.