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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaPeter 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".
- GoofsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: Skyfall (2012)
- SoundtracksString 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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527th Review: Very intelligent and lovely in so many ways, apart from an overworked plot....
A Late Quartet is a beautiful film in so many ways - what is has to say about music and aging, about the pure satisfaction of devoting oneself to an academic, intellectual life - and the sheer effort required to be great at anything, let alone great at a classical instrument is sincere and rings true. Morevover, the acting from the ensemble and the cinematography are exemplary.
I loved this film in so many ways - but while conflict is necessary for any plot, here the multiple conflicts end up feeling a little improbable and manufactured and I just could not quite accept it all as one package.
Having said that this was still one of the most enjoyable dramas I've seen in a while - it's a great topic with a great cast (and a great soundtrack) and well worth your time if you're in the mood for something more thoughtful.
I loved this film in so many ways - but while conflict is necessary for any plot, here the multiple conflicts end up feeling a little improbable and manufactured and I just could not quite accept it all as one package.
Having said that this was still one of the most enjoyable dramas I've seen in a while - it's a great topic with a great cast (and a great soundtrack) and well worth your time if you're in the mood for something more thoughtful.
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- Also known as
- Bộ Tứ Nghệ Sĩ
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,562,548
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $75,279
- Nov 4, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $6,303,709
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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