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"A romantic spellbinder that cuts deep."- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"It's dizzying, a perfect evocation of the swan-dive of love.” - Shelia O' Malley, rogerebert.com
"An exquisite work of American art, rippling with a very specific mid-century melancholy, understanding love as the riskiest but most necessary gamble in anyone's experience." - Tim Robey, The Telegraph
OSCAR NOMINEEE: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role,
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Adapted Screenplay
Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), spots the beautiful, elegant Carol (Cate Blanchett) perusing the doll displays in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences.