Carol (part of the Year of Love series)

Carol is a 2015 historical drama romance film directed by Todd Haynes. The screenplay by Phyllis Nagy is based on the 1952 romance novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (republished as Carol in 1990). The film stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, and Kyle Chandler. Set in 1950s New York City, the story is about a forbidden affair between an aspiring female photographer and an older woman going through a difficult divorce.

YEAR OF LOVE:

In 2024, we are falling in love with a lineup of the best romance films. Beginning on Valentine's Day, we will screen one film a month about love. Tales of heartbreak, screwball comedies, a basketball movie, campy classics, and sensuous period dramas are bound to get your heart stirring in what is destined to be our most romantic year yet.

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