Sunday (on Thursday) Stories: The Quiet Girl

The Irish film you should see but probably haven't: Colm Bairéad’s "An Cailín Ciúin" (aka "The Quiet Girl"), shortlisted for an Oscar, contains multitudes in its hushed tenderness.

Catherine Clinch as Cáit in An Cailín Ciúin/The Quiet Girl, the Irish-language film on many awards lists this season, including the BAFTAs and the Oscar shortlist.

Spending much of the last fortnight like a Brontë sister, feeling mostly ever-so-crappy as if someone had removed my batteries and thrown me down the stairs, does have its benefits. Because I…