Carol
After you stream Todd Haynes’ current awards-buzz title May December on Netflix, watch Carol, his 2015 drama about another age-divided romance—this time between a wealthy, soon-to-be-divorced housewife (Cate Blanchett) and a department store clerk (Rooney Mara) she meets while shopping for Christmas gifts. As this elegant melodrama explores, personal circumstances and the 1950s setting mean substantial roadblocks spring up to keep them apart. (Netflix; not available on ad-supported plan)
