A Late Quartet

20122012
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1h 45min

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.

Director
- Yaron Zilberman
Writers
- Yaron Zilberman(story by)
- Seth Grossman(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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

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

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

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

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

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

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Robert Gelbartas Robert Gelbart

Christopher Walken

Peter Mitchellas Peter Mitchell

Catherine Keener

Juliette Gelbartas Juliette Gelbart

Daniel Lerneras Daniel Lerner

Alexandra Gelbartas Alexandra Gelbart

Dr. Nadiras Dr. Nadir

Pilaras Pilar

Gideon Rosenas Gideon Rosen

Parkinson's Class Instructoras Parkinson's Class Instructor

Brooklyn Parkinson Group

Parkinson's Class Participantsas Parkinson's Class Participants

Flamenco Guitaristas Flamenco Guitarist

Flamenco Danceras Flamenco Dancer

Megan McQuillan

Sotheby's Executiveas Sotheby's Executive

Auctioneeras Auctioneer

Winning Bidderas Winning Bidder

Jackas Jack

Little Girl in Subwayas Little Girl in Subway

Attacca String Quartet

Juilliard Student Quartetas Juilliard Student Quartet

Director
- Yaron Zilberman
Writers
- Yaron Zilberman(story by) (screenplay by)
- Seth Grossman(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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God's Pocket

6.1

Jack Goes Boating

6.4

Jack Goes Boating

The Savages

7.1

La discrète

7.0

Love Liza

6.9

The Charcoal

7.2

Le petit lieutenant

7.0

Le petit lieutenant

Owning Mahowny

7.1

Doubt

7.5

Good Day's Work

6.8

Good Day's Work

Guardian of the Light

7.5

Guardian of the Light

Pomegranate Orchard

7.4

Pomegranate Orchard

After a classical string quartet's 25 years of success, Peter, the cellist and oldest member, decides that he must retire when he learns he has Parkinson's Disease. For the others, that announcement proves a catalyst for letting their hidden resentments come to the surface while the married members' daughter has disruptive desires of her own. All this threatens to tear the group apart even as they are famous for playing Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14, opus 131, a piece that is played non-stop no matter how life interferes. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Taglines
- No arrangement is more beautiful...or more complicated.
Genres
- Drama
- Music
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and some sexuality
Parents guide

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
Daniel discusses with Alexandra how the smallest difference in horse hair can change the timbre of the violin and he pronounces it as tim-ber instead of the correct pronunciation as 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

Top review

7/10

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.

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Release date
- November 23, 2012 (Canada)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Son Konser
Filming locations
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $1,562,548
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $75,279
- Nov 4, 2012
Gross worldwide
- $6,303,709

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Runtime
- 1h 45min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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