Name: Film: “A Quiet Passion”
Start: 2026-04-09T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-09T14:30:00-07:00
Location: San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium (Lower Level)

$Film: \u201cA Quiet Passion\u201d$

In honor of National Poetry Month we screen A Quiet Passion, the acclaimed biographical film about the American poet Emily Dickinson.
About this Event

A Quiet Passion presents the story of American poet Emily Dickinson, from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist. Written and directed by British filmmaker Terence Davies, the film stars Cynthia Nixon as the mature poet and co-stars Emma Bell as young Dickinson and Keith Carradine as the poet's father.

Director: Terence Davies

PG-13, 125 mins., 2016. Closed captions (CC) in English.