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Carol

Movie · 2015 · 118 min

A hushed, beautifully observed romance that aches with longing, restraint and the quiet pain of forbidden love.

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2015 film directed by Todd Haynes
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Year
2015
Runtime
118 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance, melodrama, LGBTQ-related, Christmas, lesbian-related
Directed by
Todd Haynes
Written by
Patricia Highsmith, Phyllis Nagy
Starring
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, Carrie Brownstein, Jake Lacy, Cory Michael Smith
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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