Official Discussion - The Quiet Girl [SPOILERS]

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Summary:

Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

Director:

Colm Bairéad

Writers:

Colm Bairéad

Cast:

  • Carrie Crowley as Eibhlín Cinnsealach
  • Andrew Bennett as Seán Cinnsealach
  • Catherine Clinch as Cáit
  • Michael Patric as Athair Cháit (Da)
  • Kate Nic Chonaonaigh as Máthair Cháit (Mam)
  • Joan Sheehy as Úna

-- Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

Metacritic: N/A

VOD: Theaters

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TheRealGJVisser t1_j9zybf8 wrote

Why is this posted so long after it's release? Anyways I thought this was an incredible film, easy top 5 film of 2022 for me.

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shepzuck t1_ja06l0k wrote

Just such a pleasant film from start to finish, beautifully rendered childhood summer. That last shot was perfect and heart-breaking.

For anyone who loved this movie and hasn't read its source, do yourself a favor and read Foster by Claire Keegan. It's an incredible story!

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nayapapaya t1_ja0ayak wrote

I just saw this today and I adored it. I was weeping by the end. It's so gentle and warm and moving and evocative and soft. I love how the entire film is shot from Cáit's perspective. We only see what she sees. So lovely!

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TheFolksofDonMartino t1_ja0m6g4 wrote

Really beautiful film. Really hope it wins the Oscar and really hope that more prestige Irish language movies follow.

Also, Claire Keegan, who wrote the story "Foster" that this is adapted from, is one of Ireland's absolute best contemporary writers. Her latest book, "Small Things Like These" deals with the mother and baby homes in Ireland and is just absolutely stunning.

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TraverseTown t1_ja0pm1u wrote

Simple but nearly perfect for what it tries to be.

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A_Buh_Nah_Nah t1_ja18m91 wrote

Been loving these super focused character portraits in this year’s foreign language film class. I got some big Aftersun vibes from this too — both films culminating in really emotionally explosive climaxes that define the entire experience.

Also got reminded of Minari with all the running (towards love)!

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DudeNick t1_ja1dals wrote

Ending had me in tears. What a gorgeous, well-made film.

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RealJohnGillman t1_ja1g0or wrote

Replying to shepzuck (#2,005,194)

We would study that in secondary school, and I always thought it had the makings of what one would dub an Oscar-level film — one could really ‘see’ it years ahead of this film adaptation.

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peter095837 t1_ja1ltfi wrote

What a Great Film!

It's a beautiful character study about summer childhood and bond ship between people with strong writing, beautiful camerawork, beautiful colors, and gorgeous soundtrack. The performances from the cast members were fantastic and the child acting was brilliant. Every performance helped to create the characters to feel nature and realistic in their settings. The story is simple but it's execution was well-made due to the direction's style, pacing, and theme explored. It's one of the best films of 2022 and it deserves more recognition from the public.

9/10

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Shoddy_Crow2165 t1_ja2j3lq wrote

Any chance that the film can be referred to by its real name? An Cailín Ciúin.

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cyanide4suicide t1_ja2wmzz wrote

Loved it. Beautifully understated film. Reminds me of Celine Sciamma's Petite Maman in a way

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shaneo632 t1_ja33uew wrote

Great film. Probably should've been nominated for Best Picture over Elvis.

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modest811 t1_ja35t2r wrote

What a sweet little film.

Gets you thinking a lot about grief, our chosen family, broken homes, childhood. Made me miss being a kid in a lot of ways, but happy to be an adult in others.

The little girl actress is fantastic, but so is everyone. I want the old couple to be my parents, really. It seemed like such a warm place to be, and watching this was like thinking about a good memory you have from your childhood. Most of the movie is in the Irish language and that was a trip. A RARE language, sounds very nordic. Or how I imagine english sounds like to people who can't understand it.

The movie looks gorgeous too, love how it's framed and everything looks silky smooth. It feels like they shot on film, even if they didn't.

It's pretty predictable, I don't know if there's anything new necessarily here. It's well made, but you knew where it was going early on. Nothing groundbreaking or anything, but still a very sweet movie that hits everything it needs to well. My mom would love this.

Not gonna lie and say it didn't break my heart. I cried. And it felt good.

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shangfic t1_ja4s2gb wrote

I just watched this and, along with Aftersun, broke my heart in the best possible ways this awards season.

I couldn't hold back tears basically since the beginning of the movie, the performances are stellar and even though the plot is simple, the power of this movie comes from the beautiful and sensitive filmmaking which elevates that plot to incredible heights.

I'm at a loss of words right now, but this (and Aftersun of course) is definitely one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen.

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Jerrymoviefan3 t1_jadpttg wrote

Replying to FPL_Harry (#2,115,866)

That was in Ireland and this board is almost entirely for USA releases. It is weird that an official discussion was created since this is currently a six theater release and normally they wait till it expands to fifty or more US theaters.

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