UNITED STATES · 2015

Carol

Todd Haynes
American Independent forbidden love lesbian romance 1950s america class difference self discovery
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In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Year2015
CountryUnited States
DirectorTodd Haynes
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