Major Ideas: Identity, Silence, and Belonging (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Setting of The Quiet Girl
Setting of The Quiet Girl
1981 rural Ireland
Three major themes in The Quiet Girl
Three major themes in The Quiet Girl
Identity, silence, and belonging
Gaeltacht regions
Gaeltacht regions
Areas of Ireland where Irish (Gaeilge) is primary spoken language
Identity as relational performance
Identity as relational performance
Who we are is shaped by relationships & how others treat us
Chosen kinship in the film
Chosen kinship in the film
Choosing family based on who truly cares, not genetics
% of dialogue in Irish (Gaeilge)
% of dialogue in Irish (Gaeilge)
95%
'Mo ghrá' meaning
'Mo ghrá' meaning
My love - with deep maternal warmth in Irish context
Silence as cultural grammar
Silence as cultural grammar
Complete communication system conveying restraint & connection
Micro-rituals in the film
Micro-rituals in the film
Small repeated actions creating embodied kinship & belonging
Slow cinema technique
Slow cinema technique
Long takes & shallow focus capturing gesture poetics