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Carol (2015)
Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, Carol stars Rooney Mara as Therese Belivet, a department store worker and aspiring photographer who, after a chance encounter at work, begins a secret affair with an older wealthy woman named Carol who is going through a bitter divorce. While the two women develop strong feelings for one another, outside forces continually threaten to tear them apart. Cate Blanchett stars alongside Mara as Carol.
Carol
Where to Watch
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- Director
- Todd Haynes
- Release Date
- November 20, 2015
- Studio(s)
- StudioCanal
- Distributor(s)
- The Weinstein Company , StudioCanal
- Cast
- Kyle Chandler , Jake Lacy , Sarah Paulson , Rooney Mara , Cate Blanchett , Cory Michael Smith
- Writers
- Phyllis Nagy , Patricia Highsmith
- Runtime
- 118minutes
- Budget
- $11.8 million
Summary
A period piece set in 1950s New York, the film follows a department store clerk (Mara) who dreams of a better life and falls for an older, married woman (Blanchett)
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