Ireland’s Oscar-nominated The Quiet Girl speaks volumes about the power of being loved
A movie steeped in the profound nature of childhood observation, is more than deserving of its Best International Feature Oscar nomination . Adapted fromClaire Keegan’s 2015 award-winning short story, and directed by Colm Bairead, the film follows nine-year-old Cait through the summer she spends with middle-aged relatives in 1981 after her neglectful parents send her away.
Having survived the chaos and apathy of home by making herself barely seen or heard, Cait’s view of her world is the sole narrative we glean. From this, we witness the cavalier cruelty of her alcoholic father to the frustration of her pregnant mother who lacks the emotional bandwidth to engage or empathize.
It’s a beautiful thing to watch a child realize they’re worth something, and equally heartbreaking to reconcile that, until a specific point, they thought the opposite. Through heart-wrenching, nuanced and arresting performances by Clinch, Crowley and Bennett,technically lives up to its name, but speaks volumes about the transformative power of what it means to be loved.
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