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- Although there isn't much material to let the actors stretch their acting capabilities, Quartet is a pleasure to watch. Although it pokes fun at old age and shows the fears of becoming a has-been, it's the performances by the film's legendary actors that make Hoffman's endearing tale what it is.
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Jan 23, 2013 · In a luxurious British retirement home for retired musicians, two questions circle each other. One involves former opera stars who were once married, long ago and briefly. The other is about a gala that may be able to raise enough money to keep the home from closing.
People have compared the movie with The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but that comparison only works at a superficial level. You could believe in the characters in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. In Quartet, the screenwriter was just going through the motions. The movie has a IMDb rating of 6.7, which in the low range.
Quartet: Directed by Dustin Hoffman. With Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Dustin Hoffman
- 2013-03-01
Quartet. NEW. Once-popular opera diva Jean Horton (Maggie Smith) creates a stir with her arrival at Beecham House, a home for retired performers. No one feels the uproar more than Reginald (Tom...
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- Dustin Hoffman
- PG-13
- Maggie Smith
It's safe to say that Quartet will be the feel-good movie of the year-for anyone over 65. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 25, 2017. Francesca Steele Independent (UK)
Jan 4, 2013 · As portraits of old age go, Quartet is better than that other recent retirement comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but only in the way a touch of lumbago is better than shingles. The link...
Dec 4, 2012 · Critic Ella Taylor says a prestige cast of British actors and actual retired opera stars calls forth the sense of nostalgia the movie aims for.
