Carol

2015 · 118 min · EN · R · 7.5 (4,058 votes)

Dir. Todd Haynes · Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Sarah Paulson, John Magaro · Music Carter Burwell

“Some people change your life forever.”

RomanceDrama

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

VIBE

This film is a beautifully crafted, emotionally resonant journey through a forbidden romance. It evokes a sense of wistful longing and exquisite tenderness, wrapped in the impeccable aesthetics of 1950s New York. The atmosphere is hushed and intimate, building a powerful emotional undercurrent that lingers long after the credits roll.

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