Watch: 1-Hour 44-Minute Conversation With Todd Haynes Covering His Career, Inspiration, And ‘Carol’

Since his controversial breakthrough with “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story” — the suburban set pop-musical starring Barbie and Ken dolls — Todd Haynes has been breaking ground on new cinematic territory for nearly 30 years. The work that followed ‘Superstar,’ has been equally individual, and at most turns, a unique reimagining of events and scenarios that cut to the core of the subject matter.

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But for all of his idiosyncratic filmmaking, Haynes has been one of the most consistent filmmakers of his generation. From the beginning his intentions and fascinations were clear, and more or less, he has been working the same themes over and again ever since: the suburban, the transgressional, the “women’s picture,” the pop star. Though for all the similarities that run through his films, each is diverse, unique, and powerful — and in most cases better than the last.

Recently Haynes sat down with Scott Foundas for an Amazon...