| Quartet. | |
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| Directed by | Dustin Hoffman |
| Produced by | Finola Dwyer Stewart Mackinnon |
| Screenplay by | Ronald Harwood |
| Based on | Quartet by Ronald Harwood |
| Starring | Maggie Smith Tom Courtenay Billy Connolly Pauline Collins Michael Gambon |
| Music by | Dario Marianelli |
| Cinematography | John de Borman |
| Editing by | Barney Pilling |
| Studio | Headline Pictures BBC Films DCM Productions Finola Dwyer Productions |
| Distributed by | Momentum Pictures |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $22,320,668[1] |
"Quartet" is a 2012 British comedy-drama film based on the play of the same title by Ronald Harwood, which ran in London's West End from 1999 - 2000.
The film stars Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins as retired opera singers who annually put on a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday, however the arrival of Jean Smith disrupts the equilibrium.
It was filmed in its entirety at Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire in autumn 2011.
The film is actor Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut.
Reg, Wilf and Cissy are all retired members of AN OPERATIC QUARTET, living in Beecham House, a retirement home for gifted musicians.
The musicians and singers living in the house put on a concert on Giuseppe Verdi's birthday every year.
However, the arrival of the fourth member of the quartet, Reg's ex-wife, Jean, results in old rivalries and theatrical temperaments and it becomes unclear if the show will or will not go on.
Cast
- Maggie Smith as Jean Horton
- Tom Courtenay as Reginald "Reg" Paget
- Billy Connolly as Wilfred "Wilf" Bond
- Pauline Collins as Cecily "Cissy" Robson
- Michael Gambon as Cedric Livingstone
- Sheridan Smith as Dr. Lucy Cogan
- Andrew Sachs as Bobby Swanson
- Dame Gwyneth Jones as Ann Langley
- Trevor Peacock as George
Production
The story of Quartet is based at Beecham House, a retirement home for musicians. Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire, was used as the location of Beecham House as well as several scenes at St Nicholas' Church, Hedsor.Release
Quartet premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2012.The 2012 Mill Valley Film Festival honoured director Hoffman with a tribute and a screening of the film on 9 October 2012.
Quartet received its Welsh premiere at Cardiff's Cineworld complex on Thursday 6th December 2012, in a charity event arranged by the Rotary Club of Blackwood, with proceeds donated to charities including Crohn's and Colitis.
The premiere was attended by the film's producer Finola Dwyer, who gave an interview on the making of the film.
References
[edit] External links
- Quartet at the Internet Movie Database
- Quartet at AllRovi
- Quartet at Rotten Tomatoes
- Quartet at Metacritic
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