Name: Carol
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2016-01-15
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Sarah Paulson

Carol

Acceptance of Responsibility and Understanding

Carol Aird I took what you gave willingly. It's not your fault, Therese.

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Carol

Shipping and Assembly in Conversation

Carol Aird Do you ship?

[considers purchasing model train set]

Therese Belivet Special delivery. You could have it in two or three days. We'll even assemble it for you.

Carol Aird Well. That's that. Sold.

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Carol

A Mother's Struggle for Connection and Identity

Carol Aird I'm no martyr. I have no clue what is best for me. But I do know, and I feel it in my bones, what is best for my daughter. Now, I want visits with her, Harge. I don't care if they're supervised. I just want them to be regular. There was a time when I would have done almost anything. I would have locked myself away to keep Rindy with me. What use am I to her, to us, if I'm living against my own grain?

[puts on coat, preparing to leave attorney's office]

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Carol

Reflection on Self-Perception and Identity

Carol Aird I never looked like that.

[to Therese, admiring her nude body]

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Carol

Reflections on Past Relationships and Home

Carol Aird You miss Richard?

Therese Belivet No. I haven't thought about him all day. Or of home, really.

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Carol

A Celestial Reflection on Love

Carol Aird My angel. Flung out of space.

[to Therese when they pause to look at each other during sex for the first time]

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Carol

Uncertainty in Communication Between Friends

Carol Aird I wish I… Have you h… heard something?

Abby Gerhard From Therese? No. She must have started her job at the Times, though.

Carol Aird I should have said, "Therese — wait.

[takes a deep drag on cigarette]

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Carol

A Moment of Connection and Vulnerability

Carol Aird You're trembling.

[leans down and kisses Therese]

Therese Belivet No, don't. I want to see you.

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Carol

A Conversation About Names and Heritage

Carol Aird So what kind of name is Belivet?

Therese Belivet It's Czech. It's changed. Originally....

Carol Aird It's very original.

Therese Belivet Well.

Carol Aird And your first name?

Therese Belivet Therese.

Carol Aird Terez. Not Ter-eeza.

Therese Belivet No.

Carol Aird Therese Belivet. That's lovely.

[pronounces name slowly and deliberately]

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Carol

Flirting Over a Redhead and Steakhouse

Abby Gerhard I got my eye on this redhead who owns a steak house outside of Paramus. I'm talking serious Rita Hayworth redhead.

Carol Aird Really? You think you got what it takes to handle a redhead?

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Carol

Searching for a Special Doll

Carol Aird I wonder if you might help me find this doll for my daughter.

[hands Frankenberg's salesgirl (Therese) a slip of paper]

Therese Belivet Bright Betsy. Oh, she cries. And wets herself.

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Carol

Contemplating Relationships and Personal Choices

Carol Aird And do you live alone, Therese Belivet?

Therese Belivet I do. Well, there's Richard, he'd like to live with me. Oh no, it's nothing like that, I mean he'd like to marry me.

Carol Aird I see... And would you like to marry him?

[staring at Therese]

Therese Belivet Well, I barely even know what to order for lunch.

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Carol

A Conversation About a Small Town

Therese Belivet What town is this again?

[the morning after they first made love]

Carol Aird This? Waterloo. Isn't that awful?

[laughs]

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Carol

Confrontation Over Loyalty and Relationships

Harge Aird What are you gonna do? Are you going to stay here with Abby over Christmas? You're going to stay with the shopgirl in there? Huh? What are you gonna do Carol? Huh? What is the plan?

Carol Aird Stop it.

Harge Aird Dammit. I put nothing past women like you, Carol.

Carol Aird You married a woman like me.

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Carol

A Heartfelt Act of Release

Carol Aird Please believe that I would do anything to see you happy. So, I do the only thing I can — I release you.

[letter to Therese VO]

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Carol

Longing for Connection

Therese Belivet Hello? Carol? I miss you. I miss you.

[calls Carol on the phone; Carol remains silent, struggling with emotions, then hangs up]

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Carol

New Year Reflections and Connections

Carol Aird Happy New Year.

Therese Belivet Happy New Year.

Carol Aird Harge and I never spend New Year's Eve together. Always a business function. Always clients to entertain.

Therese Belivet I always spend New Year's alone. In crowds. I'm not alone this year.

[pause]

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Carol

Unmet Expectations in Relationships

Therese Belivet I never made you — I never asked you for anything. Maybe that's the problem.

[to Richard as they break up]

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Carol

Misunderstandings About Intentions and Relationships

Therese Belivet So I'm sure you thought it was a man who sent you back your gloves.

Carol Aird I did. Thought it might be the man in the ski department.

Therese Belivet I'm sorry.

Carol Aird No, I'm delighted. I doubt very much if I'd have gone to lunch with him.

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Carol

Struggling with Uncertainty and Indecision

Therese Belivet I just take everything and I don't know anything. And I don't know what I want. How could I when all I ever do is say "Yes" to everything?

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Carol

An Invitation for Sunday Visit

Carol Aird What you do on Sundays?

Therese Belivet Nothing in particular. What do you do?

Carol Aird Nothing lately. Maybe you'd like to come visit me some time. You're welcome to. At least there's some pretty country around where I live. Would you like to come visit me this Sunday?

Therese Belivet Yes.

[responds without hesitation]

Carol Aird What a strange girl you are.

Therese Belivet Why?

Carol Aird Flung out of space.

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Carol

Questioning Feelings in a Complex Relationship

Carol Aird Do you hate me, Therese?

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Carol

A Journey of Unexpected Companionship

Carol Aird I'm going away for a while.

Therese Belivet When? Where?

Carol Aird Wherever my car will take me. West. Soon. And I thought... perhaps you might like to come with me. Would you?

[looks directly at Therese]

Therese Belivet Yes. Yes, I would.

[looks directly at Carol]

Carol

Choosing Between Room Options at the Motel

McKinley Motel Manager Our standard rooms come equipped with stereophonic console radios, or we do have the Presidential Suite available for a very attractive rate.

Carol Aird Two standard rooms should be fine.

Therese Belivet Why not take the Presidential Suite? I mean, if the rate's attractive.

[Carol turns to look at Therese]

Carol

Ordering Food and Drinks at a Restaurant

Carol Aird I'll have the creamed spinach over poached eggs. And a dry martini with an olive.

[to Waiter]

Therese Belivet Um... I'll have the same.

Waiter The meal or the drink?

Therese Belivet Um... All of it. Thank you.

Carol

Uncertainty in Choices and Actions

Abby Gerhard Tell me you know what you're doing.

Carol Aird I don't. I never did.

[she looks at Abby and smiles slyly]

Carol

Carol's Desire and Acknowledgment

Carol Aird Now what happened with Therese — I wanted. And I will not deny it.

Carol

Exploring Perspectives on Love and Relationships

Therese Belivet Have you ever been in love with a boy?

Richard Semco No.

Therese Belivet But you've heard of it.

Richard Semco Of course. I mean, have I heard of people like that? Sure.

Therese Belivet I don't mean people like that. I just mean two people who fall in love with each other. Say, a boy and a boy. Out of the blue.

Richard Semco I don't know anyone like that. But I'll tell you this: there's always some reason for it, in the background.

Therese Belivet So you don't think it could just... happen to somebody. To anybody.

Richard Semco No. I don't. What are you saying? Are you in love with a girl?

Therese Belivet No.

Carol

Interest in Humans and Personal Boundaries

Carol Aird Were those pictures of me you were taking at the tree lot?

Therese Belivet I'm sorry. I should have asked.

Carol Aird Don't apologize.

Therese Belivet I've just been trying to... well, I have a friend who told me I should be more interested in humans.

Carol Aird And how's that going?

Therese Belivet It's going well, actually.

[smiling as she replies]

Carol

Exploring Uncertainty in Communication

Therese Belivet I wanna know. I think. I mean, I wanna ask you things. But I'm not sure that you want that.

[on telephone]

Carol Aird Ask me. Things. Please.

[crying]

Carol

Frustration in a Moment of Despair

Carol Aird Just when you think it can't get any worse, you run out of cigarettes.

Carol Quotes

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