A new clip and stills from one of next week’s big releases in the UK, Carol, have just been released courtesy of StudioCanal. Carol, which stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, was one of our favourite films from the 2015 BFI London Film Festival, and we awarded it five-stars in our accompanying review.
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.
Based on Patricia Highsmith’s seminal novel, The Price of Salt, adapted by Emmy nominated screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, Carol is directed by Todd Haynes, and co-stars Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy and Sarah Paulson.
It arrives in cinemas from 27 November, 2015. Catch the new clip below.
