Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel «The Price of Salt,» with direction from Todd Haynes and a screenplay from Phyllis Nagy, the 2015 Cannes Film Festival favorite centers on a married woman in 1950's New York who begins a scandalous affair with a younger department store clerk who happens to also be a woman. (backstage.com)
At the center is the love story of wealthy socialite Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett) and young department store clerk Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara). (reelviews.net)
Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett is the titular woman, a middle - aged, upper - class mother and soon - to - be divorcée who falls for Rooney Mara's Therese, a young department store clerk and aspiring photographer. (backstage.com)