Comments on: Cannes Review: Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’ Starring Cate Blanchett & Rooney Mara

By: vladdy

vladdy — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:25:47 +0000

I really liked this review, but I find it extremely unlikely that more than one historian has ever called anything "machines for the creation of the heterosexual couple." This seems singular enough that the actual person who said it should probably have been quoted.

By: SFGreek

SFGreek — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:25:47 +0000

This is a lovely review (loved the use of the world exothermic!). But it\’s not really "nominally gay". There would be no story if this were not a homosexual love story. We see the universal and bond with it, but don\’t lose the specificity–that would perpetuate the heartbreaks people still endure for this kind of love. We have to keep hold of both, simultaneously. Even Carol understands her position ultimately to be a political one by default.

By: Joao

Joao — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:25:47 +0000

I\’m dying to see this film!

By: TheoC

TheoC — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:25:47 +0000

Wonderful lovingly written review, the writer as effusive in her praise here as she was with her lovely \’Blue is the warmest colour\’ review from two years ago. Women eh?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 23 May 2016 03:25:47 +0000

Film sounds amazing. But the many run-on sentences like this "The supporting roles, especially Kyle Chandler as Carol\’s husband Harge is remarkably solid in an unforgiving role, and Sarah Paulson as Abby, the childhood friend and ex-lover of Carol\’s again makes us wonder just why it is that we only ever see Sarah Paulson in supporting roles" (which is just grammatically incorrect) show the disadvantages of racing to review something after it premieres at a festival. There\’s a lot of interesting analysis here, but it really needed/needs an edit…