Carol (2015) — Screenplay
A young department-store clerk in 1950s New York pursues a forbidden romance with a sophisticated, married woman, risking everything for love.
- Written by
- Phyllis Nagy, Patricia Highsmith
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Studio
- The Weinstein Company
- Length
- 118 pages
This screenplay is a masterclass in restrained, evocative dialogue and visual storytelling. Nagy's adaptation of Highsmith's novel builds tension through what's left unsaid, and the careful pacing allows the central relationship to develop with aching authenticity. Study its use of object symbolism and subtle power shifts between the two leads.
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