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Quartet (1981)Marya finds herself penniless after her art dealer husband, Stephan, is convicted of theft. Marya accepts the hospitality of a strange couple, H.J. and Lois Heidler, who lets her live in their house. Director:James Ivory |
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Title: Quartet (1981)
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Edouard Hautchamp
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It's 1927 Paris. Following the conviction of her art dealer husband, Stephan Zelli, for theft for which he was handed a one-year prison sentence, Marya Zelli, originally from West India, moves in with her acquaintances, expatriate Brits H.J. and Lois Heidler. Marya knows that H.J. in particular has more in mind than just providing her lodging out of the goodness of his heart. From behind bars, Stephan encourages Marya to move in with them not knowing H.J.'s intentions. Marya agrees in part because she, being a foreigner, cannot get work and would thus become destitute otherwise. She learns she is the latest in a long line of lodgers. She also learns that H.J. and Lois' marriage is not all that it appears on the surface. The Heidler's hold on Marya becomes stronger when they convince her that Stephan not only has no money but has no future in France after his release. Their collective lives become more complicated when Stephan is released from jail and tries to figure out what he's ... Written by Huggo
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25 October 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Erotiko kouarteto See more »Filming Locations:
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Merchant Ivory Productions, Lyric International, National Film Trustee Company See more »
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from opera "Faust"
Music by Charles Gounod (as Gounod)
Sung by Sophie de Ségur
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Maggie Smith would star in another movie named Quartet about 31 years later, however the only similarities between the two films are the title and Smith. See more »Soundtracks
"L'Air des Bijoux (Je ris de me voir si belle)"from opera "Faust"
Music by Charles Gounod (as Gounod)
Sung by Sophie de Ségur
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Jean Rhys wrote this novel about her relationship with the then prominent writer Ford Madox Ford. While a young woman's husband is in prison, she is taken in by a writer and his wife, becoming the man's mistress. It was not a happy affair, but at least Rhys got her revenge with this story.