Carol

Adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price Of Salt, Carol follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950’s New York City. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Paulson) comes to light. (Gary Reber)