The Silent Storm

R

2014

1 hr. 42 min.

Romance

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An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her husband and the delinquent living with them.

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Once you accept the terms of this film - that it is driven by myth and aestheticism rather than by narrative - it's really rather wonderful. It seemed to me that most of the critics didn't really get the point. Which kind of makes sense; it is about trusting in inborn feelings rather than received wisdom, after all. Made me think critics can get a bit stuck in generic expectations; how you could miss the beauty of this I don't understand. I don't think it's supposed to be an intellectual experience. The cinematography is mesmerising, the interiors reminded me of paintings by Hammershoi, and the exteriors were all sublime. It's worth watching for that alone. There's also nothing hammy about the acting - I felt as if I was watching a different film from the one I'd read about. Don't be put off.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Amazing story. You can see loyalty, love , fear and madness in a right story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Corinna McFarlane

Director

Andrea Riseborough

Aislin

Damian Lewis

Balor

Ross Anderson

Fionn

Kate Dickie

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Eric Robertson

Mr. Stewart

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Everything about The Silent Storm suggests a screenplay was written entirely IN CAPITAL LETTERS. No "r" goes unrolled, no piece of furniture is unpounded.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2016

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Writer-director Corinna McFarlane counterposes Bergmanesque interiors with gaping exteriors, while Alastair Caplin's eerie, evocative score cranks up the searing, brooding mood.

Rated: 3/5

May 22, 2016

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Patrick Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Stultifyingly vapid.

Rated: 1/5

May 20, 2016

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Danielle Davenport

One Room With A View

McFarlane's feature debut overflows with expansive and explosive emotions. An intense picture that does not coddle, The Silent Storm embraces its atmospheric identity, fervent soundtrack and otherworldly environment.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 2, 2019

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Neil Smith

Total Film

[An] overwrought period drama, which doesn't want for notable names but does cry out for a script rejig.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 2, 2017

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Paddy Kehoe

RTÉ (Ireland)

[An] over-wrought melodrama which sinks like a failed flan in the middle.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 20, 2016

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Synopsis

An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her husband and the delinquent living with them.

Director: Corinna McFarlane
Executive Producer: Jerome Booth, Barbara Broccoli, Christian Eisenbeiss, Serena Fakhre, Hani Farsi, Goran R. Lazovich, Milan Markovic, Steve Milne, Adam Partridge, Marc Samuelson, Peter Scarf, Michael G. Wilson
Screenwriter: Corinna McFarlane
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2016

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