Synopsis : In New York in the early 1950s, Therese Belivet, is working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol Aird, an alluring woman trapped in a failing marriage. An immediate connection sparks between them. When Carol’s involvement with Therese comes to light, Carol’s husband retaliates by challenging her competence as a mother. And as Carol and Therese take refuge on the road, leaving their respective lives behind, a confrontation emerges that will test each woman’s assumptions about herself and commitments to one another.
Festival History : Cannes Film Festival 2015
Director :
Todd Haynes
Producer :
Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon
Screenplay :
Phyllis Nagy
DOP :
Ed Lachman
Editor :
Affonso Goncalves
Cast :
Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler
Todd Haynes is an American screenwriter and director known for films that examine fame, sexuality, and the lives of people on the periphery of mainstream society. His notable movies include Safe (1995), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Far from Heaven (2002), I’m Not There (2007), Carol (2015), and May December (2023).