The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
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Cynthia Nixon
Emily Dickinson
Jennifer Ehle
Vinnie Dickinson
Keith Carradine
Edward Dickinson
Emma Bell
Young Emily Dickinson
Sara Vertongen
Miss Lyon
Duncan Duff
Austin Dickinson
Jodhi May
Susan Gilbert
Joanna Bacon
Emily Norcross
Benjamin Wainwright
Young Austin Dickinson
Catherine Bailey
Vryling Buffum
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