Directed by:
Yaron ZilbermanCinematography:
Frederick ElmesComposer:
Angelo BadalamentiCast:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots, Madhur Jaffrey, Wallace Shawn, Mark Ivanir, Liraz Charhi, Marty Krzywonos (more)VOD (4)
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When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet receives a life changing diagnosis, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance: suppressed emotions, competing egos, and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert, quite possibly their last, only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy. Inspired by and structured around Beethoven's Opus 131 String Quartet in C-sharp minor, A Late Quartet pays homage to chamber music and the cultural world of New York. (Curzon Film World)
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In A Late Quartet, you get some proper classical music. That quartet really clicked musically. But all the rest is just stuffing that prepares a pretty good foundation for the ending, which is absolutely incredible in terms of the music. Still, I can’t go higher than three stars because as much as I liked the ending, I didn’t care for the way the movie got there. The members of the quartet have a brutal falling out a few days before the last quartet and it almost seems that the concert won’t even take place. And then all of a sudden BAM! Without any explanation whatsoever, they get together and play in front of a sold-out music hall. And that’s the way the story went throughout the movie. It didn’t really explain much. But the music was great.
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