Terence Davies Director, Screenwriter Cynthia Nixon Emily Dickinson Actor Jennifer Ehle Vinnie Dickinson Actor Keith Carradine Father (Edward Dickinson) Actor Catherine Bailey Vryling Buffam Actor Jodhi May Susan Gilbert Actor Emma Bell Young Emily Dickinson Actor Duncan Duff Austin Dickinson Actor Joanna Bacon Mother (Emily Norcross) Actor Eric Loren Reverend Wadsworth Actor Annette Badland Aunt Elizabeth Actor Noémie Schellens Mabel Loomis Todd Actor Benjamin Wainwright Young Austin Dickinson Actor Rose Williams Young Vinnie Dickinson Actor Stefan Menaul Mr. Emmons Actor Simone Milsdochter Mrs. Wadsworth Actor Roy Boulter Producer Sol Papadopoulos Producer Florian Hoffmeister Cinematographer Pia Di Ciaula Film Editing Merijn Sep Production Design Katha Seidman Set Decoration Catherine Marchand Costume Design John Hubbard Casting Ros Hubbard Casting