| The Quiet | |
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| Directed by | Jamie Babbit |
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| Cinematography | M. David Mullen |
| Edited by | Joan Sobel |
| Music by | Jeff Rona |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000[1] |
| Box office | $381,420[2] |
The Quiet is a 2005 American psychological thriller film directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Abdi Nazemian and Micah Schraft, and starring Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Belle, Martin Donovan, and Edie Falco. It focuses on a deaf-mute teenage orphan who is sent to live with her godparents. She soon becomes a sounding board for the family members, who confess their darkest secrets to her, including the incestuous relationship between her godfather and his teenage daughter.
The second feature film by Babbit after the 1999 comedy But I'm a Cheerleader, The Quiet was shot in Austin, Texas in 2004, the first film by the University of Texas's Burnt Orange production company. Cuthbert served as an associate producer of the film. Its soundtrack features songs by Low, Cat Power, Le Tigre, and numerous Beethoven piano sonatas. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival before being acquired by Destination Films, which re-edited the film drastically and added voiceover narration before releasing it in the United States theatrically through Sony Pictures Classics in August 2006.[3]
The film was not a box office success, but it found bigger commercial success in DVD markets.[3] Many critics at the time of its release dismissed it as sleazy, exploitative, and difficult to watch, with several noting that it was too serious to be satire, yet too campy to be taken seriously.[4]
- ^ "The Quiet". The Numbers. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ "The Quiet". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Joe O'Connell (January 18, 2008). "Changes in the Weather". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018.
- ^ Garcia, Chris (July 5, 2008). "Unable to turn profit, UT rethinks film venture". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Retrieved July 18, 2010.