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Film: “A Quiet Passion” (SF Main Library)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 - 12:00 pm to 2:35 pm | Cost: FREE
Koret Auditorium | 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Event Details

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

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Cost: FREE
Categories: Downtown San Francisco, In Person, Literature, Movies
Address: 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

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