Carol movie Flashcards
A love affair (noun)
In ‘Carol,’ 2 Women Leap Into An Unlikely Love Affair Relationship, love affair, romance, fling, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, romantic entanglement, involvement, attachment, affair of the heart, intrigue;
Unlikely (adjective) (unlikelier, unlikeliest)
In ‘Carol,’ 2 Women Leap Into An Unlikely Love Affair Not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable: an unlikely explanation
Affluent (adjective)
She sells a train set to a beautiful, elegantly dressed affluent woman named Carol. Having a great deal of money; wealthy: the affluent societies of the western world. Wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well off, moneyed, cash rich, with deep pockets, well-to-do, comfortable;
To Leap
verb (past or past participle leaped, leapt)
In ‘Carol,’ 2 Women Leap Into An Unlikely Love Affair Make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly: “everybody leapt into action”
To sweep
verb (sweeps, sweeping, swept)
The new movie “Carol,” about two women who fall in love in the early 1950s, swept the New York Film Critics Circle awards for 2015
To jeopardize (verb)
This affair could jeopardize Carol’s right to share custody of her young daughter. Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York’s position as a financial centre. Threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at risk, expose to risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, put on the line;
Cinematographer (noun)
It won best picture and best cinematographer A person who oversees or directs photography and camerawork in film-making, especially one who operates the camera:
Camera (noun)
A device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film, or video signals:
Screenplay (noun)
Phyllis Nagy, won for best screenplay The script of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions.
Playwright (noun)
Nagy is an American-born playwright who’s done most of most of her work in England. A person who writes plays.
Novel (noun)
She adapted the screenplay for “Carol” from the novel “The Price Of Salt,” by Patricia Highsmith A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism:
Plays (noun)
A dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast: drama, stage play, stage show, theatrical work, theatrical piece, radio play, television play, teleplay, screenplay, comedy, tragedy, farce, sketch;
