A Late Quartet

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A Late Quartet

R,

2012,

1h 45m,

Drama

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77%

111 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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For 25 years, the Fugue, a string quartet, has wowed music-lovers with its skilled performances. However, as the musicians prepare to celebrate a milestone season together, cellist Peter (Christopher Walken) drops a bombshell on his comrades: he has Parkinson's disease and must soon retire. In the fallout from the shocking announcement, competing egos clash, long-simmering resentments bubble to the surface, and marital infidelity rears its ugly head.

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Critics Consensus

An outstanding ensemble cast lends weight and depth to A Late Quartet's melodramatic script, and the result is insightful and emotionally satisfying.

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

Oct 3, 2017

A Late Quartet is a terrible film-it's like an idiots' Amour.

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

Jun 17, 2013

We can note immediately that Zilberman has the requisite gifts.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Apr 5, 2013

4/5

It is not flawless but it makes you watch, and listen, closely throughout.

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Jonah Koslofsky

The Spool

May 25, 2021

Hoffman knew how to hold back, how to use his screen-time to imply an interiority without a script that spells everything out.

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Nov 21, 2019

3.5/5

Although the tone and pacing may not set the screen alight, A Late Quartet has sensitivity, sophistication and a strong, watchable cast ensemble.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 6, 2019

2.5/4

A little more of that kind of restrained elegance and musical beauty may have freed the film from its somewhat stifling atmosphere.

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Han L

Nov 13, 2018

This film was solid.

Kylo R

Feb 10, 2018

This film is one I can see as being the category of Movies For Grownups. And for classical music lovers, of course. The cast are all excellent in their roles and very able to handle being a group in the unenviable position of having to work far more hours a day in the company of just 3 other fellow workers in such an intense working atmosphere that few of us will ever have the ability to understand. Some critics said that the plot is too melodramatic, but I think that having to work so long and intensely in such a situation for such long hours for so long and have the anxiety of performance at such a high level of artistry and expertise must be unbelievably drama. I say--well done!

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Hagrid R

Apr 23, 2017

if you're a classical musician, this is painfully unwatchable. Everything is wrong: the way the musicians relate to each other, the way they talk about music, the physical movements. i couldn't finish it.

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Synopsis

For 25 years, the Fugue, a string quartet, has wowed music-lovers with its skilled performances. However, as the musicians prepare to celebrate a milestone season together, cellist Peter (Christopher Walken) drops a bombshell on his comrades: he has Parkinson's disease and must soon retire. In the fallout from the shocking announcement, competing egos clash, long-simmering resentments bubble to the surface, and marital infidelity rears its ugly head.

Director: Yaron Zilberman
Producer: Vanessa Coifman, David Faigenblum, Emanuel Michael, Mandy Tagger Brockey, Tamar Sela, Yaron Zilberman
Screenwriter: Yaron Zilberman, Seth Grossman
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: Opening Night
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 45m

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