Cinema Chats: “The Quiet Girl”

Join us on Zoom for another installment of our Cinema Chats series!

The Quiet Girl (2022), An Cailín Ciúin in Irish, takes place in 1981 in rural Ireland. The story follows a shy Irish schoolgirl named Cáit, growing up in an unhappy and dysfunctional home. She is sent away to spend the summer with her mother’s cousin and her husband; there, she’s shown a simple, uncomplicated tenderness, forging a family of the kind she’s clearly never experienced before. The Quiet Girl raises questions about the ways in which culture and class impact childhood, child-rearing, and family relationships.

The film was nominated for a 2023 Oscar for Best International Film – the first film in the Irish language to be shortlisted for an Oscar.

Join film critic David Fear and moderator Lucy Shahar on October 25th at 6pm ET on Zoom for a discussion about this beautiful contemplative drama.

We recommend you watch the film in advance of this talk. The Quiet Girl can be streamed on Amazon Prime, Apple, Hulu, YouTube, and Google Play.

Please see the Zoom link in your order confirmation email. This program is entirely virtual.

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