A Quiet Passion
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Sunset Song
The Deep Blue Sea
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
Of Time and the City
British director Terence Davies reflects on his birthplace of Liverpool – his memories of growing up there and how it has changed in the years since – in the process…
The House of Mirth
In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society.
Madonna and Child
A middle-aged British man struggles to reconcile his homosexuality and his Catholic upbringing.
Death and Transfiguration
A British man on his deathbed recalls moments from his life.
Children
Robert Tucker, a young gay man who is almost without affect, sits in various waiting rooms. As he sits, he recalls events from the year of his childhood when his…
The Neon Bible
During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.
The Long Day Closes
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen….
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen’s wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not…
Benediction
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the…