If ever there was a novel that was ‘made for cinema’ then Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 The Price of Salt, about the love affair between Carol, a beguiling older, married woman (Cate Blanchett) and Therese, a naïve twenty something department store assistant (Rooney Mara), is it – and Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, Mildred Pierce) is the director born to make it.
Cinema at its most intoxicating and immaculate, it is an achingly romantic love story about two women whose immediate and mutual attraction leads them to courageously defy the suffocating conformities of mid-century America.
With gorgeous cinematography from longtime collaborator Ed Lachman, plus an exquisite attention to detail to the style and beauty of 50s design and fashion, Haynes has created the perfect melodrama.
Introduced by Tom Besley from our Events Team.
- Carol on Tue 23 Dec is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.