A Late Quartet

Name: A Late Quartet
Released: 2012-11-2
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots

A Late Quartet

R
1h 47m
2012

76%

age 16+

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After 25 years together, the members of a world-renowned string quartet learn that their beloved cellist (Walken) may soon be forced to retire.

Director:

Yaron Zilberman

Producer:

Writer:

Cast:

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots, Liraz Charhi, Wallace Shawn

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

76%

Critics Consensus: An outstanding ensemble cast lends weight and depth to A Late Quartet's melodramatic script, and the result is insightful and emotionally satisfying.

Reviews

Flick Feast

Katie Smith-Wong

Although the tone and pacing may not set the screen alight, A Late Quartet has sensitivity, sophis...

A little more of that kind of restrained elegance and musical beauty may have freed the film from...

Little more than a muddled cacophony of clichéd dramatic twists and transparent developments, some...

Surrounded by the unraveling lives of his longtime musical partners, the understated gravity that...

The unconvincing, histrionic script makes all of this seem more contrived than controlled.

October 25, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 16+

Common Sense Says

Drama about musicians has great acting, some mature content.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that A Late Quartet examines the inner workings of a world-famous string quartet that's thrown into disarray when one of the musicians is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Long-buried rivalries -- some petty, others more significant -- are revealed as the three remaining players try to come to grips with their new reality, and not everyone behaves like a mature adult. Expect some bitter arguments, occasional swearing (including "s--t"), and a brief fistfight, as well as a few sex scenes (including one with a nude woman moving up and down over a man) and several people drinking wine and other beverages in social situations.