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
- 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
- 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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