A Quiet Passion

A Quiet Passion

British release poster
Directed by Terence Davies
Produced by Roy Boulter
Sol Papadopoulos
Written by Terence Davies
Starring Cynthia Nixon
Jennifer Ehle
Keith Carradine
Cinematography Florian Hoffmeister
Edited by Pia Di Ciaula
Production
companies
Hurricane Films
Gibson & MacLeod Indomitable Entertainment
WeatherVane Productions
Potemkino
Distributed by
Release date
  • 14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) (Berlin)
  • 7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 126 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $7.3 million[1]
Box office $3.6 million[2]

A Quiet Passion is a 2016 biographical film directed and written 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.

Cast

Production

On 10 September 2012, it was announced that Cynthia Nixon was set to play Emily Dickinson in a biopic directed by Terence Davies.[3] In May 2015, after a long time in development hell, A Quiet Passion finally began production in Belgium.[4] The film was shot at AED Studios in a replica of Dickinson's house.[5] Additional scenes were also filmed in Amherst and Pelham, Massachusetts.[6] Jennifer Ehle was cast in a key supporting role opposite Nixon.[7][8]

Critical response

The initial critical response was positive: it was highly praised by the British nationals The Guardian and The Independent, which described the film as a 'Masterpiece of Mood'. Richard Brody of The New Yorker called it a "masterwork" and stated that the film would "take its place as one of [Davies'] finest creations".[9] Had the film been given a limited release in the United States before 2017, Brody would have placed it first in his list of best films of 2016.[10] The film holds a 77/100 on Metacritic.[11]

The response from audience members has been highly polarized. Although the film currently scores a Rotten Tomatoes "fresh" rating of 93% from critics, the site's audience rating for the film is much lower—just 51%—with many audience members rating it one or one half stars.[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/quiet-passion
  2. ↑ "A Quiet Passion (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Scott Roxborough. "Toronto 2012: Cynthia Nixon to Play Poet Emily Dickinson (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Ryan Lattanzio (5 May 2015). "Terence Davies' Long-Awaited Emily Dickinson Biopic Is Re - Thompson on Hollywood". Thompson on Hollywood. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Lederman, Diane (12 June 2015). "Filming of Emily Dickinson story 'The Quiet Passion' brings attention to poet, Amherst". MassLive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Merzbach, Scott (10 June 2015). "Filming planned in Amherst, Pelham for Emily Dickinson biopic ‘A Quiet Passion’ starring Cynthia Nixon, Keith Carradine". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Newspapers of New England. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Dave McNary. "‘A Quiet Passion': Jennifer Ehle Joins Emily Dickinson Biopic - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Ben Beaumont-Thomas. "Cynthia Nixon and Jennifer Ehle set for Terence Davies' Emily Dickinson biopic". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "A Masterly Emily Dickinson Movie". The New Yorker. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Brody, Richard (9 December 2016). "The Best Movies of 2016". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "A Quiet Passion Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "A Quiet Passion Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
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