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Carol (2015): Film vs Book
Film · 2015 · Directed by Todd Haynes · Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara
About the film
A young shop assistant and an older, glamorous woman fall in love in the early fifties.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the book's story and mood and changes the focus slightly, with more attention on the older woman.
Read or watch first?
The novel's first-person narration shows the love through the younger woman's eyes.
What the book gives you
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
A tender, suspenseful love story with a gorgeous sense of place and feeling.
Who will like it: Readers who like romantic, atmospheric stories of two women on a road trip.