Now, in the achingly exquisiteCarol, hes adapted Patricia Highsmiths 1952 lesbian-romance novel,The Price of Salt.
At first, their encounter feels unexceptional.
But slowly, an unspoken air of curiosity develops.
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Therese seems smitten by Carols confidence, her icy hauteur, her put-togetherness.
Carol, meanwhile, sees something intoxicatingly innocent in Therese.
The audience is a step ahead of them.
Therese, an amateur photographer, is chafing at the pressure to marry her boyfriend and grasping for independence.
Theyre both looking for a way out and find it in one another.
LikeFar From Heaven,Carolmines societys narrow-mindedness and the dangers of living a double life.
