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Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 8

When the film is successful it shows the loneliness of people not allowed to be who they are, although loneliness doesn't cover it.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Mike D'Angelo

...Carol’s central relationship is so compelling on its own—among other complication...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 10

...brilliantly captures the thrills, tears and fears of forbidden love.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Nev Pierce
rated 8

This is a film about entrapment and escape and finding out what is underneath the veneer — of society, our ourselves.

Read full review at Empire
Vendela. Wester
rated 10

FANTASTISK <3 Miljöerna, musiken, skådespelarna och hela känslan har de verkligen fått till. Den är magisk

1 year ago
Critic Sofie Lykke Stenstrop
rated 7

...skildrer den forbudte kærlighedsaffære mellem den æterisk smukke, tillokkende Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett) og den væsentligt yngre, men mindst lige så bedårende butiksassistent og aspirerende fotograf Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara).

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Lisa Brygger
rated 8

Fortalt med en halv rammefortælling og enkelte flashbacks føles det som om vi befinder os midt i stormen uden at vide hvornår den egentlig rammer, og det sarte melodrama, som starter snigende, rusker i os helt til rulleteksterne.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Fredrik Strage
rated 8

Filmens styrka är [...] inte dess gaypolitiska dimensioner utan att den får publikens hjärtan att bulta så fort.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

Todd Haynes
Director
Cate Blanchett
As Carol Aird
Sarah Paulson
As Abby Gerhard
Kyle Chandler
As Harge Aird
Rooney Mara
As Therese Belivet
Carrie Brownstein
As Genevieve Cantrell

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In 1950s New York, a young department store clerk named Therese dreams of a better life. One day, she meets an older, married woman named Carol who is trapped in an unhappy marriage. They quickly develop a powerful attraction to each other, but their love is forbidden by societal norms. Despite the risks, they embark on a passionate romance that will forever change their lives. As they navigate the challenges of their relationship, they must confront the harsh realities of lived experiences and make difficult choices that will impact their future together.

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Carol was released in theaters on January 25, 2016.