Fresh off her second Oscar win, Cate Blanchett started filming ‘Carol’ this month along with her co-star, Rooney Mara. Adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel, ‘Carol’ is a lesbian love story of Therese (Rooney Mara) a young department store clerk who’s yearning for more out of life and Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in an unhappy, loveless marriage. Kyle Chandler plays Blanchett’s mistrustful and belittling husband. He’s aware that Carol’s best friend played by Sarah Paulson was also once her lover.

The story takes place in 1950’s NYC and while some of it may well be filmed there right now the production crew is filming in Cincinnati and suburbs. On April 1st, the actresses will be filming a romantic date at ‘Maury’s Tiny Cove’. The steakhouse has been around since 1949 and will be closed the entire day for the shoot. The scene will take place in the restaurant’s “Red Room” with wood paneling, dim lighting and black and red Naugahyde booths. They will film their romantic date specifically at table 11. How many future patrons do you think will be requesting booth 11 after the movie is released (no release date yet). Here are some of the first images of the filming.

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