The Quiet Girl

Name: The Quiet Girl
Genre: Drama
Released: December 16, 2022
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 89
Cast: Andrew Bennett, Carolyn Bracken, Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, Joan Sheehy

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Universal acclaim based on 29 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Ratings

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Super LTD | Release Date: December 16, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Andrew Bennett, Carolyn Bracken, Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, Joan Sheehy, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh, Michael Patric, Norette Leahy

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Returns to theaters nationwide on February 24, 2023 after a December qualifying run.

Summary: Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, sheRural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.… Expand

Director: Colm Bairéad

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Wendy Ide

Dec 12, 2022

It’s one of the most exquisitely realised films of the year. Read full review

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David Fear

Feb 24, 2023

The Quiet Girl is, quite simply, a genuine work of art by a genuinely empathetic artist, and one of the single most moving, heartfelt, and heartbreaking movies from any country in the last decade. Read full review

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Michael O'Sullivan

Mar 7, 2023

The Quiet Girl is that rare thing: a work of storytelling that speaks most loudly when it is saying nothing. Read full review

Alicia Haddick

Dec 12, 2022

It’s by addressing grief in its purest form that we empathise with the pain that can make us willing to open up again, pave over the cracks, and wound a broken heart. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Feb 23, 2023

Foster is masterful in evoking a child's point of view. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Feb 24, 2023

With its English subtitles and small-scale epiphanies, Girl is the kind of quiet film that could easily get lost in a noisy season; lean in anyway, and listen. Read full review

Dan Callahan

Dec 15, 2022

The ending of The Quiet Girl is modestly dramatic compared to what has preceded it, but the emotional charge we are presumably supposed to feel has been cut off by all the contemplative long shots that have kept us for so long at arm’s length. Read full review

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ph4se5HIFT

Dec 18, 2022

"The Quiet Girl" is a watershed moment in the history of Irish Language cinema. This intimate film has beautiful performances, supported by cinematography that is at times contemplative and watchful, but not coldly-detached or voyeuristic. The film has a bleak aesthetic but a warm"The Quiet Girl" is a watershed moment in the history of Irish Language cinema. This intimate film has beautiful performances, supported by cinematography that is at times contemplative and watchful, but not coldly-detached or voyeuristic. The film has a bleak aesthetic but a warm directorial touch that ultimately creates a deeply emotional experience. It also has additional sociopolitical layers. I give it my highest recommendation.… Expand

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AncientAmber

Dec 17, 2022

Just a really beautiful film. Had to fight back tears at the end there. If you liked Petite Maman or Aftersun, you'll probably like this to a similar degree. Although it is not as innovative as either of those, it is just as tender and well written with a similar tone. The child lead isJust a really beautiful film. Had to fight back tears at the end there. If you liked Petite Maman or Aftersun, you'll probably like this to a similar degree. Although it is not as innovative as either of those, it is just as tender and well written with a similar tone. The child lead is wonderfully subtle and acts without ego.

I almost gave the film a nine because it lacks the ambition I usually reserve for tens, but when I look to the way this film made me feel, I think it perfectly achieves its aim.… Expand

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rogerwjbell

Dec 26, 2022

This is a film about a neglected young girl who is sent away to live with relatives for the summer where she is loved, probably for the first time in her life. It is heartwarming, life-affirming and heart-breaking. It is a tender, beautiful film.

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HerickDiener

Jan 28, 2023

É impressionante como os filmes singelos e silenciosos se destacaram entre os demais por sua excelência nessa última temporada. "The Quiet Girl" encabeça essa lista ao lado de "Aftersun" e "Causeway" para mim. Tão quieto e tão barulhento em sua mensagem.

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JLuis_001

Dec 23, 2022

After seeing Aftersun where one of the main characters couldn't figure out how to be a parent, now it's the turn of a story in which parenting is the main point. What it actually means to be a parent.

The Quiet Girl is a small, intimate, slow, absorbing, heartfelt and rewarding film. ItAfter seeing Aftersun where one of the main characters couldn't figure out how to be a parent, now it's the turn of a story in which parenting is the main point. What it actually means to be a parent.

The Quiet Girl is a small, intimate, slow, absorbing, heartfelt and rewarding film. It does so much with so little. A lesson many filmmakers have forgotten.

I was fascinated by it.… Expand

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TVJerry

Mar 17, 2023

This is the first Irish production to be Oscar-nominated for Best International Film and they do indeed speak most of the dialogue in Gaelic (with subtitles). The titular character is an unhappy, struggling 9-year-old who lives in 80s Rural Ireland with her broken family. She's sent away toThis is the first Irish production to be Oscar-nominated for Best International Film and they do indeed speak most of the dialogue in Gaelic (with subtitles). The titular character is an unhappy, struggling 9-year-old who lives in 80s Rural Ireland with her broken family. She's sent away to spend the summer with 2 relatives, where she's nurtured into a better outlook. It's obvious that this film has a British heritage: The performances, the direction and the emotions are all restrained yet effective. Even though it moves at a deliberate pace, it's never dull and the final few minutes are quietly touching.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Feb 28, 2023

Truly affecting domestic dramas are among my favorite types of films, and writer-director Colm Bairéad’s debut narrative feature takes a noble stab at the genre, one that’s tender and moving but that doesn’t quite land itself in masterpiece territory. Set in rural Ireland in 1981, this film,Truly affecting domestic dramas are among my favorite types of films, and writer-director Colm Bairéad’s debut narrative feature takes a noble stab at the genre, one that’s tender and moving but that doesn’t quite land itself in masterpiece territory. Set in rural Ireland in 1981, this film, whose dialogue is mostly in Irish Gaelic, tells the story of a misunderstood young girl, Cáit (Catherine Clinch), whose dysfunctional family can’t be bothered with her, so she’s sent to live with her mother’s relatives for the summer until Mam delivers yet another child who’s likely to be just as unwanted as she is. While separated from her parents and siblings, however, she discovers a whole new way of living – and loving – with people whom she’s never met. And her presence in their household does much to rejuvenate their lives as well, a relationship that benefits all concerned – that is, until it’s time for Cáit to return home. The emotions stirred here are indeed palpable, but the narrative is a tad thin, requiring the picture to be embellished with plenty of gorgeous nature shots, emotive closeups and a heart-tugging background score to shore up the lean aspects of this offering. There’s certainly nothing wrong with any of that; in fact, it provides viewers with more than most other comparable releases supply. However, as an offering that earned best foreign language/international film nominations at both the BAFTA Awards and the Oscars, I expected more, a film that would truly have me more engaged and potentially on the verge of tears at any time, goals that came up a little short. It certainly raises important issues related to child neglect and emotional abuse, and it shows that change is possible where such circumstances prevail, but it just didn’t grab me that way I would anticipate a picture like this should. Enjoy it, but don’t be disappointed if it doesn’t live up to your expectations as well.… Expand

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