A Late Quartet

2012
R
1h 45m

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7.1/10

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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, and Mark Ivanir in A Late Quartet (2012)

Four members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.

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Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

16K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Peter Mitchell tells his class an anecdote about the two times he met cello legend Pablo Casals; this anecdote is a true incident that happened to another legendary cellist, the late Gregor Piatigorsky. This anecdote is paraphrased from Piatigorsky's autobiography, "Cellist".

Goofs
When Daniel explains to Alexandra how the smallest difference in horse hair can change the timbre of the violin, he pronounces it tim-ber instead of the correct pronunciation, TAM-ber.

Quotes
[first lines]
Peter Mitchell: Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future, and time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present, all time is unredeemable. Or say that the end precedes the beginning, and the end and the beginning were always there before the beginning and after the end. And all is always now.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: Skyfall (2012)

Soundtracks
String Quartet No. 14 in C# Minor, Op. 131
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Brentano String Quartet (as The Brentano String Quartet)
Courtesy of AEON Recordings, a label of Outhere SA, Brussels, Belgium

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Featured review

7/10

Superior Acting in Supporting Roles

I watched this movie out of appreciation for Hoffman. So glad I did. Independent films such as this one have really begin to open my eyes to another world of cinema.

It's always great to see new faces and uncover some true talent, like Mark Ivanir. I only saw him in the Good Shepherd, but this performance will remain with me for some time. He seemed very attached to his role.

I recommend this movie to anyone who has a growing interest in classical music. It definitely furthered my interest. Listening to Chopin as I write this. :)

Be warned, the plot seemed slow and at is some times difficult to relate to. However, still a very good movie to open your mind to.