Carol

If you re asking which award season release I m most looking forward to seeing again, this Cannes sensation takes it by a country mile. Todd Haynes return to the subject of suppressed desire in 1950s suburbia, 13 years after Far From Heaven, is an immaculate auteur statement. I second every word of my colleague Justin Chang s rave, which cites the film s supreme intelligence, breathtaking poise and Cate Blanchett s incandescent lead performance, though Rooney Mara unexpectedly singled out by the Cannes jury is no less worthy a Best Actress contender.