After receiving huge amounts of positive buzz at the Cannes film festival (with some suggesting it could be a strong runner in the Oscar race), Carol is gearing up for release later this year. Something that will help keep it in people’s minds if the fact it’s been announced that Todd Haynes beautiful 1950s set drama will screen as the American Express Gala and the 59th BFI London Film Festival.
The film will receive its UK Premiere on Wednesday 14th October at the Odeon Leicester Square, attended by Academy Award nominated director Todd Haynes and the film’s stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘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 Carols 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 Highsmiths seminal novel, The Price of Salt, adapted by Emmy nominated screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, directed by Todd Haynes, CAROL stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy and Sarah Paulson.’
Take a look at the teaser trailer below.