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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 118 minutes

Log Line

Based on the best-selling novel by Patricia Highsmith, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley, Carol is a powerful romance fueled by the suspense, danger and exhilaration of forbidden love.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2015 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Todd HAYNES
Writer(s) : Phyllis NAGY
Cast : Cate BLANCHETT, Rooney MARA, Kyle CHANDLER, Sarah PAULSON

Producer(s) : Stephen WOOLLEY, Elizabeth KARLSEN, Christine VACHON

Synopsis

Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in the throes of love in CAROL. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change.

A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens.

While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) threatens her competence as a mother when Carol’s involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) comes to light. As Carol leaves the comfort of home to travel with Therese, an internal journey of self-discovery coincides with her new sense of space.

Production

Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM

ARGENTINA LEDAFILMS S.A.
AUSTRALIA TRANSMISSION FI
AUSTRIA Dec 18, 2015 FILMLADEN GMBH
BELGIUM Jan 13, 2016 CINEMIEN (BELGI
BULGARIA Apr 01, 2016 SOFIA INTERNATI
COLOMBIA Feb 04, 2016 CINEPLEX
DENMARK SCANBOX ENTERTA
ESTONIA ESTONIAN THEATR
FRANCE Jan 13, 2016 UGC DISTRIBUTIO
FRANCE Jan 13, 2016 UGC
GERMANY DEGETO FILM GMB
GERMANY DCM FILM DISTRI
GREECE ODEON S.A.
HUNGARY Feb 11, 2016 VERTIGO MEDIA L
ISRAEL LEV CINEMAS LTD
ITALY LUCKY RED
JAPAN PHANTOM FILM CO
KOREA (Sou Feb 04, 2016 CJ CGV CO., LTD
KOREA (Sou THE COUP CORPOR
NETHERLAND Dec 17, 2015 CINEMIEN (NETHE
POLAND Mar 04, 2016 GUTEK FILM LTD
RUSSIA Mar 10, 2016 ARTHOUSE
SINGAPORE SHAW ORGANISATI
SOUTH AFRI STER-KINEKOR FI
SPAIN VERTIGO FILMS
SWITZERLAN Dec 10, 2015 PATHE FILMS (SW
TAIWAN APPLAUSE ENTERT
TURKEY FABULA FILMS
UKRAINE Mar 10, 2016 ARTHOUSE TRAFFI
UNITED ARA FRONT ROW FILME
UNITED KIN STUDIOCANAL (UK


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2015 Competition


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