Quartet

Name: Quartet
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 28, 2012
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay

2012

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QUARTET

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Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: December 28, 2012

Starring: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay

Summary: Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are in a home for retired opera singers. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on... andCecily, Reggie and Wilfred are in a home for retired opera singers. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on... and it does.… Expand

Director: Dustin Hoffman

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sarah Bryan Miller

Jan 25, 2013

They have the perfect supporting cast, made up of a group of exceptional real-life musicians: retired members of orchestras and opera companies, and a pianist bristling with the suppressed impatience of the longtime accompanist. (To see who they are, stick around for the credits.) Read full review

Portland Oregonian - Marc Mohan

Jan 24, 2013

Despite all this hokum, Quartet is amusing and heartwarming. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service - Roger Moore

Jan 30, 2013

It's a celebration of great old actors set in a world of once-great singers, and Hoffman's affection for them and the material shows in every frame. Read full review

NPR - Ella Taylor

Dec 7, 2012

Personally, I'd show up for Maggie Smith's top-drawer basilisk stare if she were guesting on "Sesame Street." Read full review

Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips

Jan 24, 2013

The material settles for amiably familiar observations about the difficulties of growing old and the glories of being surrounded by beautiful music. Read full review

Empire - Anna Smith

Dec 31, 2012

A frothy and often charming directorial effort from Hoffman, his first in a Hollywood career that's spanned five decades, that will keep Downton fans happy. Read full review

Slant Magazine - R. Kurt Osenlund

Dec 3, 2012

For a movie that aims to make four artists' last spotlit hurrah a revel-worthy moment, Quartet shouldn't urge the viewer to welcome the closing of the curtain. Read full review

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scoley

Jan 3, 2013

What a brilliant film very funny Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay ,Michael Gambon, Pauline Collins are great but for me Billy Connolly steals the show he is so funny some great music and amazing singing by some really talented stars well worth a watch.

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BHBarry

Jan 14, 2013