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A Quiet Passion is a 2016 British biographical film written and directed by Terence Davies about the life of American poet Emily Dickinson. The film stars Cynthia Nixon as the reclusive poet. It co-stars Emma Bell as young Dickinson, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, and Keith Carradine.
Apr 7, 2017 · A Quiet Passion: Directed by Terence Davies. With Emma Bell, Sara Vertongen, Rose Williams, Benjamin Wainwright. The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Apr 14, 2017 · A Quiet Passion offers a finely detailed portrait of a life whose placid passage may not have been inherently cinematic, but is made more affecting by Cynthia Nixon's strong performance. Read...
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Mar 22, 2017 · In A QUIET PASSION, Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson, personifiying the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the po...
Apr 13, 2017 · A Quiet Passion. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Terence Davies. Biography, Drama. PG-13. 2h 5m. By A.O. Scott. April 13, 2017. New England in the mid-19th century was a literary hothouse,...
Apr 14, 2017 · The movie begins with young Emily (played by Emma Bell) keeping still in the middle of a chairless schoolroom as her fellow students move to the left or to the right, following the instructive questioning of a teacher who asks in just what way they desire to “come to God and be saved.”
Jul 29, 2018 · Cynthia Nixon gives a career-best, tour-de-force performance as the legendary 19th Century poet Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' #AQuietPassion. Born into privilege in 1830, Dickinson spent...
