The screenplay by phyllis nagy is based on the 1952 romance novel the price of salt by patricia highsmith (republished as carol in 1990) The film stars cate blanchett, rooney mara, sarah paulson, jake lacy, and kyle chandler. In an adaptation of patricia highsmith's seminal novel the price of salt, carol follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s new york. Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for carol on rotten tomatoes Stay updated with critic and audience scores today! A lush emotional melodrama along the lines of the films of douglas sirk, haynes’ patron saint, “carol” is often about its surfaces, their beauty contrasting with the scary duality of people, relationships.
In the 1950s, a glamorous married woman and an aspiring photographer embark on a passionate, forbidden romance that will forever change their lives Watch trailers & learn more. Set in the 1950s, this is the tale of forbidden love between modest therese and elegant carol, which develops as they travel together. Therese belivet spots the beautiful, elegant carol aird perusing the doll displays in a 1950s manhattan department store The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences. Starring cate blanchett and rooney mara & set against the glamourous backdrop of 1950s new york, carol is an achingly beautiful depiction of love against the odds.
It is a variant of the english charles, germanic carl, and latin carolus. 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.
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