Should you watch Carol?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Carol
Film · 2015
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
The sides of Carol
- A shop clerk and an older married woman
- 1950s New York at Christmas
- A road trip west
Carol is good for you if…
- you like a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches.
- you like desire that builds slowly, one glance at a time.
- you love the grainy colours and rainy windows of 1950s New York.
Carol is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not watch sex scenes, or you watch with others.
- you need a love story that tells you exactly how it ends.
About: desire · freedom · motherhood
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