Drama

The Quiet Girl

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

Release Date : 2022-05-12

Language :EnglishIrish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Inscéal

Production Country : Ireland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Cáit

Original Name : Catherine Clinch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eibhlín

Original Name : Carrie Crowley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Seán

Original Name : Andrew Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Da

Original Name : Michael Patric

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mam

Original Name : Kate Nic Chonaonaigh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Úna

Original Name : Joan Sheehy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sorcha

Original Name : Tara Faughnan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gráinne

Original Name : Neans Nic Dhonncha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aoife

Original Name : Eabha Ni Chonaola

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Woman

Original Name : Carolyn Bracken

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mac Gearailt

Original Name : Pádraig Ó Se

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ó Cathasaigh

Original Name : Breandán Ó Duinnshleibhe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ó Floinn

Original Name : Séan O Suilleabhain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dress Shop Assistant

Original Name : Aine Hayden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aine

Original Name : Elaine O'Hara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brid

Original Name : Marion O'Dwyer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leathchupla Cháit

Original Name : Jessica Joannides

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sioban

Original Name : Roise Crowley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sinead

Original Name : Grainne Gillespie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Múinteoir Deirdre

Original Name : Norette Leahy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Rian Bairéad

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-12

Catherine Clinch is great here as the subdued but curious "Cáit". With her mother expecting a baby soon, she is shipped off to stay with farmers "Eibhlín" (Carrie Crowley) and her husband "Seán" (Andrew Bennett). Whilst the mother is openly welcoming, the father is more reticent as the young girl has to come to terms with her new surroundings. Now it's fair to say that her real parents care for her, they are not bad people - but she had been left very much to her own devices and as such, arrives here shy and retiring. "Eibhlin" is determined that she relaxes and fits in, and makes clear that there are no secrets and that openness and honesty must be the order of the day. Thing is, though, as "Cáit" meets local people, she discovers that the family she lives with are keeping one whopping great secret. Could the exposure of that secret bring the three of them more closely together? It's a beautifully shot and gently paced feature, this, with a paucity of extraneous dialogue that allows the characters to breathe and develop. The story is simply uncomplicated with a minimum of sentiment and melodrama, but still serves to provide us with an observation of love - in it's many guises - as well as despair and optimism too. Michael Patric's performance as the rather uncouth "Da" (he stubs his cigarette end out on his dinner plate) is also worth noting - he helps to put quite a bit of context into the attitude and behaviour of his young daughter. I wasn't sold on this when I sat down to watch it, but it is certainly worth a hour and a half of anyone's time.

badelf

@badelf

2023-04-07

This is a calmly revealed story of the many faces of love. The directing, the pacing, the cinematography and the acting are all world-class. The character development of the three protagonists is awesome. The film is so endearing that you just want to live in this world.

SPDonlan

@SPDonlan

2024-07-22

The best Irish film (whatever that means) ever made? Based on Claire Keegan’s exceptional ‘long short story’, The Quiet Girl’s ably adapted, and translated into the Irish language, by first-time feature-filmmaker Bairéad. It succeeds through his assured direction, Kate McCullough’s stunning cinematography, and a very strong Irish cast and crew, not least the young Catherine Clinch. Neglected by her immediate family, and her time, Cáit is fostered by distant relatives. She returns transformed. The film’s sacramental and incarnational, with a world charged with loss and love. It ends with a prayer-of-sorts. And hope. Better than The Quiet Man (no relation).