Carol
In 1950s New York, a young shop assistant and an elegant older woman in the middle of a divorce fall in love over the Christmas season.
- Type
- Film
- Released
- 2015
- Director
- Todd Haynes, Patricia Highsmith
- Length
- 118 min · One sitting
- Rated
- MPA R
- Critics' average
- 87/100 across 4 published scores
Genres
Romance · Drama · Period romance · LGBTQ+ romance
What it feels like
LGBTQ+ lives · Love & connection · Holidays & festivals · Romantic · Melancholic
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