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A Quiet Passion
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
29 December 1969, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
9 April 1966, New York City, New York, USA
June 21, 2017
It's a singular life, marred by the fact that Dickinson didn't live to enjoy the admiration her poems now attract. And I can't think of another director with the sensibility to put it on screen.
May 04, 2017
A delicate and measured drama that plumbs the depths of the poet's strange heart and the agony of her intelligence.
May 05, 2017
The rich imagery and controlled composition seem alternately to highlight Dickinson's unfettered art and to mock her sadly fettered life.
June 23, 2017
Davies keeps the drama compelling and the humour sharp.
June 26, 2017
Davies doesn't shrink from the challenges this darkened mood poses for his audience.
June 28, 2017
Emily Dickinson is a tough nut to crack, but Cynthia Nixon has the right tools.
May 11, 2017
This is a film of subtle beauty.
June 26, 2017
Emily seems to forever be fighting convention, but she leads such a stilted life she makes convention seem like the better alternative.
May 11, 2017
It's not easy to do justice to such a beloved, enigmatic artist, but "A Quiet Passion" was well worth the wait.
May 04, 2017
Stick with it, and keep your eyes on Nixon; a still, gentle-voiced presence whose eyes glow like blue embers.
May 18, 2017
Nixon delivers a masterful performance, giving us a heroine who can't cease digging herself into ever deeper holes. She's never out of step with the film's graceful pace and narrative development.
June 28, 2017
Emily Dickinson might be famous for living as a ghost -- dressed in white, shut in her bedroom -- but she comes to life in A Quiet Passion as infinitely complicated.