Carol
Dir: Todd Haynes
UK/USA/Australia, 2015, English, 118mins, DCP, Category III
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara
Largely diverged from her acclaimed psychological thrillers, Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt - first published under the pseudonym of Claire Morgan - is an openly romantic novel, autobiographical of her previous same-sex relationships, yet no short of her signature duality, subversion and obsession. Brought to life by her friend-cum-screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, this graceful and devastatingly passionate story is about a young shop girl (Highsmith's alter ego) and her inevitably doomed love affair with an older woman who is facing a bitter divorce. Masterfully directed by Todd Haynes and led by two brilliant Oscar-nominated performances, the film was voted as one of the greatest films of the 21st century in a poll by the BBC.
Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction