Highlights
- Carol features Cate Blanchett in the lead role.
- A panel of 100 film experts chose the movie.
- Carol is based on the 1952 novel The Price of Salt.
Actress Cate Blanchett's film
Carol has been named the best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) movie of all times by the British Film Institute.
A panel of 100 film experts chose the movie, co-starring Rooney Mara, over 30 films spanning 80 years, including British director Andrew Haigh's
Weekend and Hong Kong film
Happy Together.
The poll was run in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, reported
Independent online.
"Director Todd Haynes is an absolutely beloved filmmaker inside and outside LGBT cinema circles and this is one of his finest films," deputy head of festivals BFI Tricia Tuttle said.
"Everyone has their favourite Todd Haynes film and this is certainly mine. I voted for it. Given the relative lack of lesbian content in cinema, it is nice to see it come top.
Carol is in illustrious company with so many films I love. From
Brokeback Mountain and
Un Chant d'Amour to
Happy Together and
My Own Private Idaho," Todd said.
Carol, which is based on the 1952 novel
The Price of Salt, revolves around a rich but unhappy married woman who falls in love with a young shop assistant. (Also Read:
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