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title: 'A Quiet Passion (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terence Davies'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-quiet-passion-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2392830/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Quiet Passion (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 125 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A Quiet Passion is a 2016 British biographical film written and directed 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. The film premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016 and was released in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2017. It won the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent in 2016, and was voted the best film of 2017 by the Museum of the Moving Image publication Reverse Shot.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terence Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-davies)
- **Screenplay:** [Terence Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-davies)
- **Director of Photography:** [Florian Hoffmeister](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-hoffmeister)
- **Editor:** [Pia Di Ciaula](https://cinepixo.com/people/pia-di-ciaula)

## Cast

- [Cynthia Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-nixon)

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