Plot
Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.3/10 (2,111 voted)
Critic's Score: 95/100
Director: Todd Haynes
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson
Storyline
Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Writers: Phyllis Nagy, Patricia Highsmith
Cast: Cate Blanchett -
Carol Aird
Rooney Mara -
Therese Belivet
Kyle Chandler -
Harge Aird
Jake Lacy -
Richard Semco
Sarah Paulson -
Abby Gerhard
John Magaro -
Dannie McElroy
Cory Michael Smith -
Tommy Tucker
Kevin Crowley -
Fred Haymes
Nik Pajic -
Phil McElroy
Carrie Brownstein -
Genevieve Cantrell
Trent Rowland -
Jack Taft
Sadie Heim -
Rindy Aird
Kk Heim -
Rindy Aird
Amy Warner -
Jennifer Aird
Michael Haney -
John Aird
Trivia:
The book on which the movie is based was published in 1952 as the "The Price of Salt", written by Patricia Highsmith under the pseudonym "Claire Morgan". Highsmith retitled the novel "Carol" when she republished the book in the UK under her own name in 1990. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 9/10
Thanks to the New York Film Festival I got the chance to see this
perfectly crafted film early.
Carol's nothing short of fantastic. It's story is one of the best
romances i've seen put on the big screen. What I love is how nobody
makes it a big fuzz about the two lovers being females. It's treated
with the same respect as any other romantic drama, and it's done better
than most of them.
The film is on another level when the two leads Cate Blanchett and
Rooney Mara are on screen together. Both undoubtedly gave two of the
best performances of the year.
It's pace is slow, but never boring. Giving us some intense
slow-building moments that leaves us smiling or shedding tears.
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