A Quiet Passion
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 125 min · ★ 6.1 · 85% critics
This period biopic follows a gifted American poet from rebellious school years to a secluded adulthood, tracing a life shaped by family ties, artistic drive, and resistance to social and religious expectations. It focuses on quiet struggles, loneliness, and the cost of living outside the norms of the time.
Also known as Émily Dickinson : L'histoire d'une passion
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (195 votes)
About
If you like restrained, literary biopics such as Colette or Benediction, this intimate portrait may work for you; Not for you if you want a brisk story, big events, or an uplifting tone.
Pros: strong lead performance; thoughtful period atmosphere; sharp, witty dialogue | Cons: very slow pace; limited sense of action; somber, heavy mood
Themes
- massachusetts
- poet
- biography
- recluse
- 19th century
- emily dickinson
- depressing
Cast & crew
Cynthia Nixon
as Emily Dickinson
Jennifer Ehle
as Vinnie Dickinson
Keith Carradine
as Edward Dickinson
Emma Bell
as Young Emily Dickinson
Sara Vertongen
as Miss Lyon
Duncan Duff
as Austin Dickinson
Jodhi May
as Susan Gilbert
Joanna Bacon
as Emily Norcross
Benjamin Wainwright
as Young Austin Dickinson
Catherine Bailey
as Vryling Buffum
Directed by Terence Davies