Todd haynes directs this stunning romantic drama, adapted from patricia highsmith's novel. Starring cate blanchett, rooney mara and sarah paulson.   based on the novel the price of salt by patricia highsmith, the story follows a young aspiring photographer in 1950s new york city as she develops an intimate relationship with an older woman.     in the 1950s a new york department store employee and amateur photographer therese meets carol, a lady who has come to buy a christmas present for her young daughter rindy. The two women soon strike up a friendship and, with carol going through a divorce from husband harge, they decide to go away on a trip to chicago where their relationship develops into a romance. But with rindy's custody in question, carol, worrying that she will be cut off from her daughter because of the nature of her relationship with therese, has no choice but to leave. Despite their love for each other is their romance doomed to fail? Also stars sarah paulson and kyle chandler.     no. Discs 1 dvd cert 15 running time 1 hr 59 release date   21 march 2016