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Quartet
It's always an occasion when Dustin Hoffman, one of our greatest actors, directs a movie. It doesn't happen very oftenthis is only his second directorial outing, after Straight Time in 1978 for which he was uncredited. Quartet is based on a play by Ronald Harwood, perhaps best known for The Dresser, but also the writer of a string of distinguished films such as The Pianist, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and Love in the Time of Cholera. Quartet focuses on Reggie and his friends, who are in a home for retired opera singers. Every year, on October 10, they take part in a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and stirs the pot of old grudges and rivalries. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. But the show must go on . . . and it does. We would hate to characterize Quartet as Marigold Hotel goes to the opera, but both films are anchored by the incomparable Maggie Smith, who is joined here by Michael Gambon and Tom Courtenay. Played the Toronto Film Festival. Not Rated
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LocationCrandell Theatre (View)
46 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037
United States
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