The Quiet Girl

... A quiet film. A whisper of a film, really. And its unassuming nature makes it all the more effective.

The Quiet Girl unfurls gently... it seems so simple but leads only to possibilities, and one word – said twice – that will be engraved upon your heart.

In a world of noise — and noisy, jumbled films — this story of found family speaks loudest when saying nothing.

The story is simple; it’s the connection between an invisible girl and a woman who finally sees her that forms the backbone of this lovely, handmade film.

As beautiful as it is devastating.

Through heart-wrenching, nuanced and arresting performances by Clinch, Crowley and Bennett, The Quiet Girl technically lives up to its name, but speaks volumes about the transformative power of what it means to be loved.

In the present drama, nature is also presented as a new possibility, as a rebirth. Running in the middle of the field represents for Cáit the emergence of another reality, the possibility of free will, the opportunity for change, for flourishing freedom.

Colm Bairéad’s The Quiet Girl is one of 2022’s best films so far, thanks to its moving narrative, perfectly realised performances and evocative cinematography.

“The Quiet Girl” is a perfect example about how an old-fashioned movie does not have to feel dated.

The Quiet Girl is a heartbreaking tale but the rare snatches of beauty we sometimes encounter in this world are worth all of the heartbreak and then some.