Quartet 2012 123movies

#123movies #fmovies #putlocker #gomovies #solarmovie #soap2day Watch Full Movie Online Free – Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are in a home for retired musicians. 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.
Plot: The directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, Quartet is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges, passion and pride, romance and Rigoletto. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and former wife of one of the residents. Expect poignancy and plenty of laughs.
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Ratings:

	6.8/10 Votes: 19,280
	80%
	64/100
	6.5 Votes: 276 Popularity: 9.536

Reviews:

Pleasantly surprised.
As a 16 year old, it’s safe to say that this obviously is not a film which is aimed at me at all, being based in a retirement home for old musicians where cracking jokes about opera is, you know, hilarious. In fact, the screening I was in was filled with those with white hair. It’s not often that I feel out of place at a cinema, but I on this occasion I did.

Quartet, as you probably know, features a stellar cast of older actors; Maggie Smith and Tom Courtenay playing the reunited divorcées with a history; Billy Connolly as a pottering and senile old tenor, cracking double-entendres at every opportunity; and Pauline Collins, who in my opinion steals the show, as the ditzy ex-opera singer. What follows is an unashamedly predictable, but nevertheless solidly crafted and amusing drama that wouldn’t look out of place on a Sunday afternoon TV slot. Minus the f-words, of course. Yes ,you can see its development from a mile off, and it rarely addresses the more serious and harrowing aspects of old-age as Haneke’s ‘Amour’ did, but it’s good natured, well scripted and amusing fun.

It’s all through the typical rose-tinted, Downton-esque portrayal of Britain that we’re all accustomed to, but with a cast like that and a gentle, sweet story, it’s hard not to be eventually won over by its charm. I had a good time.

Wonderful & Superlative
It’s rare these days, in my opinion, to get a combination on superb acting, impeccable writing, and sensitive direction, all adding up to a superlative movie. However, that’s what I found here.

Dustin Hoffman, the great actor, makes ostensibly his directorial debut here and is hugely successful. The veteran writer, Ronald Harwood, adds the wonderful screenplay, based on his own play.

The lead actors namely, Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, and Pauline Collins are all at the top of their game here. They’re all retired famous opera singers, forced by circumstances, to now make the Beecham House, or Home for Retired Musicians, their new home. They once sang together, as a Quartet, namely in Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece “Rigoletto”, many years before.

The retirement home is now facing severe financial woes and if their upcoming annual gala is not a success, they could be forced to close. Can the Quartet overcome their interpersonal resentments of the past and their problems with aging to help the gala be a lifesaver?

I might mention that Michaqel Gambon, in a supporting role, as the Director of the upcoming gala adds very well to the mix, as does Sheridan Smith as the residence doctor and manager.

I, not being an opera or classical music buff, had no idea that many of the residents of the home, who performed at the gala, were actually famous singers and musicians of the past. I thought the singing and classical music that interwove with the movie was exceptional.

In summary, I found the film to be quite exceptional and memorable.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 38 min (98 min)
Budget 11000000
Revenue 59520298
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Dustin Hoffman
Writer Ronald Harwood (based on the play by), Ronald Harwood (screenplay by)
Actors Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins
Country UK
Awards Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations.
Production Company Headline Pictures, Finola Dwyer Prods.
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arricam LT, Cooke S4 and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Arricam ST, Cooke S4 and Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, London, UK (also prints) (dailies), Molinare, London, UK (digital intermediate)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Super 35 (3-perf) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Kodak Vision 2383), D-Cinema