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By Erika W. Smith (54) for Bust Magazine (182) on 30 Mar 2017

Much of what's interesting about Dickinson comes from her written work, and while writer/director Terence Davies attempts to derive drama from…

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By Stuart Klawans (282) for The Nation (355) on 27 Mar 2017

As the cliché has it, this is the magic of the movies -- but the whole point is that no magic is used…

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By Ali López (22) for Correcámara (31) on 24 Feb 2017

A historical film, like all good analysis of the past, makes us see the answers to the present, and the possible solutions, or problems, that…

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By Chance Solem-Pfeifer (41) for Willamette Week (516) on 08 Feb 2017

What's beautiful about the reclusive Dickinson's biography remains inside her head and, despite Cynthia Nixon's earnest portrayal, her verse…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 30 Dec 2016

Davies, the most interiorized of English filmmakers, shows his devotion through his fidelity to text, trying portray as much as he can of the…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for ArtsHub (131) on 03 Dec 2016

A feature fashioned with the utmost meticulousness and aesthetic rigour…

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By Josefina Sartora (6) for Otroscines.com (322) on 23 Oct 2016

A film of an irresistible aesthetic appeal where the claustrophobia and the abundance of poems that illustrate each scene may end up creating…

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By Gary Shannon (53) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 20 Oct 2016

The atmosphere of mortality and cruel omnipresence over the fate of the Dickinson household allows this beautifully staged family drama to…

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By Carlos Díaz Reyes (181) for Vanguardia (Mexico) (181) on 11 Oct 2016

This film seems that cuts off certain aspects of the story that were vital but is still a competent drama. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Reverse Shot (113) on 11 Oct 2016

Davies has honored the enormous gravity with which she viewed the events and personages that made up her domestic sphere-I can't imagine myself…

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By Sofía Ochoa Rodríguez (39) for En Filme (289) on 09 Oct 2016

A biopic that recovers the fascinating and complex relationship between the writer and his publisher, with the intention to portray a very…

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By Luis Martínez (274) for El Mundo (Spain) (301) on 09 Oct 2016

Terence Davies's biography and vision of the poet builds an universe attentive to every detail. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 08 Sep 2016

[Some stylistic choices] make A Quiet Passion feel stiff and musty. On the upside, Nixon and Ehle are great…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 08 Sep 2016

A Quiet Passion, like all of Terence Davies's films, doesn't lack for density of theme, allusion, and effect…

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By Rory O'connor (154) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

The great theme of Dickinson’s life, Davies argues, is finding solace — not in religion, but in art, and A Quiet Passion itself can boast…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 18 Feb 2016

In its depiction of physical pain, the film rekindles memories both of Bergman's Cries And Whispers and of the death scene in Davies's own…

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