Cinema in Context: Carol

2015, dir Todd Haynes w/Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, 118 min, DCP

KJ Surkan of MIT’s Program in Women’s and Gender Studies joins us for this special screening of CAROL, Todd Haynes’ masterful tale of repressed love in 1950s America. A chance meeting between a young, beautiful department store clerk (Mara) and a sophisticated married woman (Blanchett) leads to an undeniable romance.

The screening will be preceded by a presentation from KJ Surkan.

CINEMA IN CONTEXT is a periodic program at the Brattle Theatre that explores the ways in which films can be used to examine topics in the social sciences, and also serve as historical documents that construct our understanding of culture and society.