A Quiet Passion (UK 2016, Cert PG, 126 minutes) Corrie Film Club’s January selection is a thoughtful and often surprisingly funny biography of the poet Emily Dickinson.
Directed by Terence Davies, well known for his quiet approach to film-making, this is a rich, visually stunning portrait of a unique woman from girlhood to later years when her work was only recognised properly.
Appropriately, one of the themes of the film is gender and it poses interesting questions which are very relevant today. A film worth seeing.