Quartet 98 min
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Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
UK (2012) • in English
At a home for retired opera singers, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.
Club reactions by city:
Jan 6| CINEMETER | 99% |
100% would recommend it • most praised for its Use of Sound & Musical Score
moderated by Matthew Bernstein
Lovely! A great way to end the season. Loved seeing all those great English actors.
A pitch-perfect film! Absolutely wonderful!!
It's heartwarming to see people who live their passion thought their entire lifetime. A true testament to the adage do what you love and love what you do. Dec 16| CINEMETER | 90% |
99% would recommend it • most praised for its Acting
moderated by Linda Dittmar
Excellent--charming, delightful, fun. Unusual story with wonderful music. Fabulous.It is great for all ages. Such a good story! terrific.
Lovely film. Wonderful balance of warmth, comaraderie, humor, sense of aging. Msic is blended beautifully ino the script. Loved the authenticity--actual performers playing the roles. The blending of children and aged artists a nice detail.
Kudos to Dustin Hoffman. Excellent casting. The actin was extraordinary! The entire cast was excellent and they worked so well together. I LOVED the film. Dec 16| CINEMETER | 99% |
100% would recommend it • most praised for its Acting
moderated by Mike Budd
Lovely, sweet and charming. Many said the acting was superb. Entire production was superb: setting, house, grounds, photography, and acting...all excellent. Jan 6| CINEMETER | 100% |
100% would recommend it • most praised for its Screenwriting/Story
moderated by Patrice Petro and Gilberto Blasini
By the end of the film, I grew up to feel great empathy for all the characters. A lovely love story. Old age as we would like it to be. Perfect example of why I love this Club. I wouldn't have seen this by choice but LOVED IT! Dec 16| CINEMETER | 98% |
100% would recommend it • most praised for its Use of Sound/Music
moderated by Peter L. Stein
At last! A date movie for octogenarians!What a gem! Beautifully acted and lovingly told. A real treat. Inspiring.Fabulous - not a false note. I enjoyed seeing active seniors with their doughy features, like mine - but still capable and alert. Old people rock! Jan 6| CINEMETER | 96% |
98.6% would recommend it • most praised for its Use of Sound & Musical Score
moderated by Harper Barnes
Excellent. . .touching, memorable. . .fabulous. . .glorious music, excellent acting. . .award-winning performances. . .I wish there were a Beecham House in my future.
Haven't had so much fun since I can't remember when. (I often can't remember when.)
Spectacular! I intend to email friends immediately.
Dec 16| CINEMETER | 98% |
99.2% would recommend it • most praised for its Use of Sound & Musical Score
moderated by David Sterritt
"How courageous of Dustin Hoffman to tackle this material for his directorial debut. And like all great movies, it introduced me to a new level of enjoyment of something I know little of - opera." "Such a meaningful film for an aging viewer we don't lose everything, it just feels that way sometimes." "Fantastic! - I wonder if there is a fun retirement home for realtors!" "Loved it! Even loved the credits!" "Terrific - kind of like seeing a Rolling Stones concert, what is amazing is not the quality of the music, but that they are still able to rock." "Sweet, soaring story. Great cast. Maggie Smith incomparable as always." Release date:
In select theaters
4 January 2013
| CINEMETER total | 97% |
584 out of the 605 participating members called Quartet excellent or good.
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