A Quiet Passion

A film-biography of one of the most mysterious American poets of the 19th century, Emily Dickinson. The girl lived alone, even more like a recluse, in her parents' house and published only 10 poems in her entire life. In those days, women had almost no chance to achieve anything significant in life. Despite the fact that Emily understood the power of her poems, she was forced to adhere to social values ​​in order not to harm her respectable family. The girl wrote mostly at night and so that no one knew. Emily was both shy in life and ruthlessly ironic in poetry. Many facts from her life became known only after the publication of her correspondence. The true story of Emily Dickinson. Read more The picture is based on real events. The film was directed and written by Terence Davis, who is best known for the project "Deep Blue Sea" (2011). Cynthia Nixon played the main role of Emily Dickinson. The actress was previously busy in the films "Baby on the Walk, or Gangster Crawl" (1994), "Little Manhattan" (2005) and in the TV series "Sex and the City". The film also starred: Jennifer Ehl ("Wilde" (1997), "The Taste of Sunlight" (1999), the TV series "Pride and Prejudice"), Keith Carradine ("The Duelists" (1977), "The Beloved Mary" (1984), "Elvis and Annabelle" (2007)), Jodie May ("The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "Memories" losers" (2008), "Scapegoat" (2012)). The premiere of the project took place on February 14, 2016 at the Berlin Film Festival, Germany. Film critics http://www.metacritic.com gave the film a score of 77/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 91% positive reviews (130/142).