A Quiet Passion

2016 2h 5m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 198

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cynthia Nixon
Emily Dickinson
Jennifer Ehle
Vinnie Dickinson
Keith Carradine
Edward Dickinson
Emma Bell
Young Emily Dickinson
Sara Vertongen
Miss Lyon
Duncan Duff
Austin Dickinson
Jodhi May
Susan Gilbert
Joanna Bacon
Emily Norcross

Credits

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Director: Terence Davies
Writers: Terence Davies
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terence Davies, shot by Florian Hoffmeister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pia Di Ciaula shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cynthia Nixon and Jennifer Ehle and Keith Carradine carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2392830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Terence Davies directs. Florian Hoffmeister behind the camera. Pia Di Ciaula cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, United States of America.
5Directed by Terence Davies, shot by Florian Hoffmeister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Pia Di Ciaula shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cynthia Nixon and Jennifer Ehle and Keith Carradine carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2392830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Florian Hoffmeister
Editing: Pia Di Ciaula
Production design: Merijn Sep
Costume design: Catherine Marchand
Makeup / hair: Caroline Case
Sound: Paul Cotterell
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,138,338
Box office: $1,864,266
Return: 23% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: A Quiet Passion (2016)

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Reno2017-11-29
★ 7/10
Being a biopic, it justifies! But not everybody thinks that way! I don't know what did everybody expected from it, but I thought it was good. It is a biopic and you can't anticipate a film to alter for your comfort. Not all the films based on the real person are one hundred per cent exact depiction. Recreation is impossible, but getting somewhere close to it what this film did like many others. Because you won't able to cover thousands of hours of a person's life in just 120 minutes. The director did his part finely and so the actors. Periodic flick means we expect fancy costumes. This film had started like one, but faded away quickly, once the story started to get serious. After graduating from the school, the young Emily Dickinson decides to write poetries and she succeeds too. But she's not a person of god as her family or the society she's living in. Then she meets another young woman like her. Soon everybody around her starts to get disappear as the phase of life moving on, so she loses all the company. How her rest of the life happens were revealed on the remaining part. Despite both the versions of Emily were good, it also became the weakness of the film. They should have went for one actor with make- up option. I liked first half and the second half, but it looked two different films with two different actors. Setting in the 19th century, the struggles of women is what it highlighted. Most of the film took place in the Emily's house. Being a true story, it is worthy film. But not everybody would enjoy it. Because that's not how Emily Dickinson lived. I meant to get cheers from the today's audience for her film. 7/10

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