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The Quiet Girl (Irish: An Cailín Ciúin [ənˠ ˈkalʲiːnʲ kʲuːnʲ]) is a 2022 Irish language film written and directed by Colm Bairéad.[1][2] Set in 1981, the film follows a withdrawn nine-year-old girl who experiences a loving home for the first time when she spends the summer on a farm with distant relatives in Rinn Gaeltacht, County Waterford.

The Quiet Girl
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Irish	An Cailín Ciúin
Directed by	Colm Bairéad
Screenplay by	Colm Bairéad
Based on	Foster by Claire Keegan
Produced by	Cleona Ní Chrualaoí
Starring	Carrie Crowley Andrew Bennett Catherine Clinch Michael Patric Kate Nic Chonaonaigh
Cinematography	Kate McCullough
Edited by	John Murphy
Music by	Stephen Rennicks
Production companies	Inscéal Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland TG4 Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Distributed by	Break Out Pictures
Release dates	11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) (Berlinale) 12 May 2022 (2022-05-12) (Ireland)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Ireland
Language	Irish

Plot

In the summer of 1981, nine-year-old Cáit is one of many siblings, living with her impoverished and neglectful parents in rural Ireland. With Cáit's mother pregnant again, her parents decide to send their quiet daughter away to live with middle-aged distant cousin Eibhlín Cinnsealach and her husband Seán.

Eibhlín immediately welcomes Cáit into the Cinnsealach home, showing her love and teaching her how to do chores around the house and farm. She also shows Cáit a well on the property, claiming that the water has healing powers, while warning that the well is deep and to exercise caution when retrieving water from it. As Cáit arrived at the Cinnsealach home with no luggage, Eibhlín places her in a spare bedroom and initially dresses her with boys' clothes left in the wardrobe. She later buys Cáit new girls' clothes.

Seán, on the other hand, is withdrawn and initially acts coldly towards his foster daughter. One day when Eibhlín is away, Cáit accompanies Seán to the far side of the farm, the latter cleaning the stables. While he is occupied, Cáit wanders off. Once Seán notices her absence, he panics and searches for her on the property. After finding her, he scolds her and orders her to never wander off again. Frightened by his sudden bout of anger, Cáit runs back to the house.

Seán expresses remorse and begins to make an effort to bond with Cáit. Slowly, the girl opens up to her foster father, and the two become close.

One day, the Cinnsealach family attend a wake. Seeing Cáit getting restless at the event while Eibhlín and Seán comfort their friends, a gossipy neighbour offers to look after her for a couple of hours. Eibhlín hesitates, but agrees. While the woman and Cáit walk together, the former reveals that the Cinnsealachs had a young son who drowned in the family slurry pit some years before Cáit's arrival. When the Cinnsealachs later pick Cáit up from the neighbour's house, they notice the girl's withdrawn demeanour and ask what the neighbour said to her. Cáit tells them the truth, which quietly upsets the older couple, but they do not deny the neighbour's story.

Over a month into her stay, Cáit's mother has given birth and has requested for the Cinnsealachs to return Cáit in time for the start of the school year. Cáit, Eibhlín and Seán each express their subdued sadness at having to part, but the couple agree to drive Cáit back to her biological family. Not wishing to return to her abusive parents, Cáit sneaks off to the well to fetch water but becomes overwhelmed by her rapidly filling bucket and dragged into the well. A distressed Eibhlín, searching for Cáit, finds her soaked and upset returning from the well and comforts her.

The next morning, Eibhlín and Seán drive Cáit back to her home. Her mother barely acknowledges her daughter's return, and her father immediately chastises Cáit for sneezing. After a tension-filled conversation between the adults, with Eibhlín telling Cáit's parents that the girl is welcome to stay with them at any time, they reluctantly bid farewell to Cáit and begin to drive off. While watching the car disappear down the driveway, Cáit suddenly sprints towards it, managing to catch up to the couple as Seán closes the gate to her family's property. The foster father and daughter run to each other and embrace, while Eibhlín sobs quietly in the car. As Cáit looks over Seán's shoulder, she sees her father angrily marching towards them and says 'Daddy' to alert Seán to his presence. After a brief pause, she says 'Daddy' again to acknowledge Seán as her true father figure.

Production

The Quiet Girl is based on Foster, a 2010 novella in English by Claire Keegan. The film was originally titled Fanacht ("Waiting"). It was filmed in Dublin and County Meath, with Meath locations including Summerhill, Moynalvey (including Fagan's Pub), Curraghtown, Garlow Cross, Trim and Clonymeath.[3][4]

Release

The Quiet Girl premiered at the Berlinale on 11 February 2022. It won a Crystal Bear from the Generation Kplus International Jury for Best Film and received a special mention from the children's jury.[5] The jury stated that "It is a film with a delicate story full of details about childhood, grief, parenthood and rebuilding a family. The very strong narrative is combined with a stunning cinematography. The sound and the images create a unique atmosphere."[6][7]

It was also shown at the 2022 Dublin International Film Festival on 23 February, and at the Glasgow Film Festival in March 2022.[8] It went on general release in Ireland on 12 May 2022.[9] It was also selected for the 'World Cinema' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival to be screened in October 2022.[10]

Reception

The Quiet Girl received 11 nominations at the 18th Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs) in March 2022, and won in seven categories.[11] The film was the first Irish-language film to showcase at the Berlin Film Festival and win the Best Film award at IFTAs.[12][13] It broke box office records for the opening weekend of an Irish-language film and became the highest-grossing Irish-language film of all time.[14][15][16]

The film has a 100% rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with 42 positive reviews. The website's consensus reads, "A remarkable debut for writer-director Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl offers a deceptively simple reminder that the smallest stories can leave a large emotional impact."[17]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival	17 February 2022	The Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation Kplus	An Cailín Ciúin	Won	[18]
		Special Mention from Children’s Jury	An Cailín Ciúin	Won
Dublin International Film Festival	27 February 2022	Best Irish Film	An Cailín Ciúin	Won	[19]
		Audience Award	An Cailín Ciúin	Won
		Aer Lingus Discovery Award	Colm Bairéad	Won
IFTA Film & Drama Awards	12 March 2022	Best Film	An Cailín Ciúin	Won	[20][21]
		Best Director - Film	Colm Bairéad	Won
		Best Lead Actress - Film	Catherine Clinch	Won
		Best Supporting Actress - Film	Carrie Crowley	Nominated
		Best Editing	John Murphy	Won
		Best Production Design	Emma Lowney	Won
		Best Cinematography	Kate McCullough	Won
		Best Costume Design	Louise Stanton	Nominated
		Best Sound	Steve Fanagan, John "Bob" Brennan, Brendan Rehill	Nominated
		Best Original Music	Stephen Rennicks	Won
		Screen Ireland Rising Star Award	Colm Bairéad	Won
Sydney Film Festival	19 June 2022	Best Film	An Cailín Ciúin	Nominated	[22]
		Audience Awards	An Cailín Ciúin	3rd place
Taipei Film Festival	8 July 2022	Audience Choice Award	An Cailín Ciúin	Won	[23]
		International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize	An Cailín Ciúin	Nominated
Valladolid International Film Festival	29 October 2022	Silver Spike	An Cailín Ciúin	Won	[24]
		Audience Award	An Cailín Ciúin	Won

See also

• List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Irish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

External links

• The Quiet Girl at IMDb 
• The Quiet Girl at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] The Quiet Girl

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[ru] Тихоня (фильм, 2022)

«Тихоня» (англ. The Quiet Girl) — ирландский художественный фильм режиссёра Колма Байрида, главную роль в котором сыграла Кэтрин Клинч. Премьера картины состоялась 11 февраля 2022 года на Берлинском кинофестивале.

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