A Quiet Passion

A Quiet Passion
UK theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Davies
Written byTerence Davies
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFlorian Hoffmeister
Edited byPia Di Ciaula
Production
companies
  • Hurricane Films
  • Gibson & MacLeod Indomitable Entertainment
  • WeatherVane Productions
  • Potemkino
Distributed bySoda Pictures
Release dates
  • 14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) (Berlin)
  • 7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.3 million[1]
Box office$4.1 million[2][3]

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.

  1. ^ Campbell, Christopher (11 December 2017). "The Disaster Artist' and 'I, Tonya' make their mark in an otherwise poor year for biographical movies". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "A Quiet Passion (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "A Quiet Passion (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 June 2018.