Carol
- director: Todd Haynes
- actor: Carrie Brownstein Cate Blanchett Cory Michael Smith Jake Lacy John Magaro Kyle Chandler Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson
- writer: Phyllis Nagy
Synopsis:
Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
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