A Quiet Passion

A Quiet Passion is a 2016 biographical film directed and written 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.

On 10 September 2012, it was announced that Cynthia Nixon was set to play Emily Dickinson in a biopic directed by Terence Davies. In May 2015, after a long time in development hell, A Quiet Passion finally began production in Belgium. The film was shot at on a replica of Dickinson's house. Additional scenes were also filmed in Amherst and Pelham, Massachusetts.Jennifer Ehle was cast in a key supporting role opposite Nixon.

The initial critical response was positive: it was highly praised by the British nationals The Guardian and The Independent, which described the film as a 'Masterpiece of Mood'. Richard Brody of The New Yorker called it a "masterwork" and stated that the film would "take its place as one of [Davies'] finest creations". Had the film been given a limited release in the United States before 2017, it would have been placed first in Brody's list of best films of 2016. The film holds a 62/100 on Metacritic.