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The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
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Jennifer Ehle, Emma Bell, Eric Loren, Keith Carradine, Jodhi May, Miles Richardson, Cynthia Nixon, Duncan Duff, Annette Badland, Sara Vertongen, Joanna Bacon, Benjamin Wainwright, Catherine Bailey, Noémie Schellens, Rose Williams, Stefan Menaul, Maurice Cassiers, Barney Glover, Simone Milsdochter, Yasmin Dewilde, Marieke Bresseleers, Verona Verbakel, Turlough Convery, Brandon Tabassi, Loïs van Wijk
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Reviews
100
The great theme of Dickinson’s life, Davies argues, is finding solace — not in religion, but in art, and A Quiet Passion itself can boast such moments of quiet catharsis.
100
Given its themes and the tragic circumstances of Dickinson's life, "Passion" is a refreshingly humorous work. Its firecracker dialogue is invigorating; the assured, measured compositions are equally compelling. And in its sensitivity to intersecting conflicts related to womanhood and class, it is quietly masterful.
100
The talk is pointed and careful in a household that savours the power and meaning of words, but it’s as much the imagery that makes this film such a painterly joy.
80
The Guardian
It is Davies’ ability to invest even the most apparently-humdrum moments with some form of intense radiance that sustains his film.
70
If A Quiet Passion grows in stature as we watch, it’s partly thanks to Cynthia Nixon, whose account of a witty, intelligent, rebellious but also reticent and emotionally confused woman takes the edge off Davies’ sometimes grating formalism.
