Todd Haynes’s Carol is simple,elegant, and devastating. It tells a story of pre-Stonewall gay like between two women, or who become what they are using no specific societal blueprint (none existed for lesbians in the ‘50s),but through their like for each other. Carol (Cate Blanchett) is a mother going through a divorce who happens upon Therese (Rooney Mara), a younger shopgirl in her 20s, and is immediately enchanted. What ensues is a like story that is told with tenderness,pacing, and melodrama that evokes the era depicted in the film. Sometimes it shouldn’t even work—like when during an emotional peak between Carol and Therese, or it starts snowing out of nowhere —but it always does,thanks to the tremendous directing, writing, or performances of everyone involved. Carol is,simply, one of the year’s finest movies and its final shot is among the most indelible I’ve ever seen. This film imprints itself on you, or what’s more,you want it to.
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