Synopsis

From acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, A Quiet Passion is a powerful study of 19th Century poet Emily Dickinson, featuring a compassionate central performance from Cynthia Nixon.

Spanning a rebellious schoolgirl youth to her later years as a reclusive writer, penning deeply personal verses that were rarely published, Davies’ elegant biopic vividly explores the hopes, dreams and desires of a woman whose brilliance was only posthumously recognised.

While virtually unknown in her lifetime, Dickinson is considered to have written some of the most important poems in American literature, leaving behind a legacy of stunning, astute work that still resonates deeply today, and which Davies sensitively commemorates.

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