FIlmStubs: Carol (2015)
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York. (R, 118 min.)
Showtimes
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
7:00 PM
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When Carol (Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine, Elizabeth) walks into a New York City department store and meets Therese (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara, Her, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) an unlikely friendship sparks. Carol is an elegant socialite going through a bitter divorce while Therese is just starting out in life; unsure of who she wants to be. Mesmerized by each other, they face a choice: deny their hearts desires or defy society's conventions but in doing so, risk life as they know it. From director Todd Haynes (I'm Not There, Far From Heaven) and based on the best-selling novel, Carol is a powerful romance fueled by the danger and exhilaration of forbidden love. [Studio Canal]
Starring: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Director: Todd Haynes
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
"One of the most beautiful love stories ever told."
— Sophie Monks Kaufman, Little White Lies
"Mara and Blanchett are each extraordinary, working in the most organic and soul-stirring ways."
— Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
"To call Carol a Christmas miracle feels like a gaudy understatement, but that's sort of exactly what it is."
— Kristen Yoonsoo Kim, Complex
"Mara and Blanchett make for an unforgettable couple in a beautiful film about longing, loss and the confusion and wonder of love."
— Nev Pierce, Empire Magazine
"'Carol' possesses the same quiet, catlike powers of its magnetic title character: It swirls around to ambush you ... and make you swoon."
— Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
"Both women are magnificent and it's thanks to them, and to Haynes's refined talent, that this story of love and passion is so convincing, so tender, and so painful."
— David Stratton, The Australian
"Carol is arguably my pick for the most beautiful film I’ve seen in 2015. By choosing to focus primarily on setting and theme to drive the story, the true colors of this film are able to shine more clearly."
— Brendan Cassidy, InSession Film
"An exquisite film by Todd Haynes that delves into the lost arts and crafts of a raised eyebrow, a smouldering glance, a sharp intake of breath, a brush of a coral-polished fingernail, a pulse of expensive scent and looks that could thrill."
— Kate Muir, Times (UK)
"Even if it didn't have a spellbinding central performance from Cate Blanchett, Carol would be worth seeing just for its sumptuous re-creation of an era...Todd Haynes' film is luminescent - like a perfectly preserved Kodachrome image."
— Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
"In Carol, all the elements dovetail perfectly to create a movie that is as irresistible as its title character. The movie has an allure that is almost trancelike, mimicking for the viewers the inescapable attraction experienced by the two main characters."
— Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
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