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Ter­ence Davies’ A Qui­et Pas­sion to pre­mière at the Berlin Film Festival

18 Jan 2016

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Two ladies in Victorian attire with parasols, standing in a green park setting.
Two ladies in Victorian attire with parasols, standing in a green park setting.
The director’s new film about the life of Emi­ly Dick­in­son will receive a Spe­cial Gala screening.

Last month when we sat down with British direc­tor Ter­ence Davies to talk about his most recent mas­ter­work, Sun­set Song, he deliv­ered a pleas­ant sur­prise by con­firm­ing that his next project, A Qui­et Pas­sion, was already completed.

Described as his ​“most auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal” film, it tells the sto­ry of cel­e­brat­ed Amer­i­can poet Emi­ly Dick­in­son (Cyn­thia Nixon), chart­ing her life from her strong-willed school­days to her trag­i­cal­ly iso­lat­ed adult­hood. Today the film’s pro­duc­ers have announced that it will receive its bow at the 66th Berlin Film Fes­ti­val in February.

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Our own @AWLies will be report­ing from the fes­ti­val, so stay tuned for a first look review soon.

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