Directed by:
Dustin HoffmanCinematography:
John de BormanComposer:
Dario MarianelliCast:
Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Sheridan Smith, Andrew Sachs, Gwyneth Jones, Trevor Peacock, David Ryall (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Dustin Hoffman directs this comedy drama adapted by writer Ronald Harwood from his own stage play of the same name. Beecham House is a retirement home with a difference: it specifically caters for former artistes including one-time opera singers Cissy (Pauline Collins), Reginald (Tom Courtenay) and Wilf (Billy Connolly). Once part of a quartet, the three still take part in an annual concert to celebrate the birthday of composer Giuseppe Verdi. But this year things are complicated by the arrival of the fourth member of their quartet, Jean (Maggie Smith), a die-hard diva who also happens to be Reginald's ex-wife. Theatrical temperaments and old hostilities flare as the dramatic foursome fuss, flirt and flounce their way through rehearsals, adhering emphatically to that old showbiz adage, 'the show must go on'. (Entertainment One)
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Quartet
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Decca
Year: 2012
Country: UK
Format: digital
Length: 01:24:02
Notes: EU.
1. | "Libiamo Ne' Lietti Calici (Brindisi)" | Giuseppe Verdi | 02:39 |
2. | Wilf's Descent | Dario Marianelli | 00:53 |
3. | "An Sylvia" | Franz Schubert | 02:42 |
4. | "La Donna E Mobile" | Giuseppe Verdi | 01:41 |
5. | "The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring" | Arthur Sullivan | 01:36 |
6. | Jean Arrives | Dario Marianelli | 00:56 |
7. | "The Swan" | Camille Saint-Saëns | 02:45 |
8. | "So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret" | Arthur Sullivan | 01:59 |
9. | "Minuet & Trio From String Quintet, Op. 13 No.5" - Luigi Boccherini | 02:47 | |
10. | Not Upset | Dario Marianelli | 02:11 |
11. | "Symphony No. 100, "Military" 3. Menuet" | Joseph Haydn | 05:16 |
12. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No.4 "Sunrise" 1. Allegro Con Spirito" | Joseph Haydn | 08:17 |
13. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise" 2. Adagio" | Joseph Haydn | 06:03 |
14. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No.4 "Sunrise" 3. Menuetto: Allegro" | Joseph Haydn | 04:08 |
15. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No.4 "Sunrise" 4. Finale: Allegro Ma Non Troppo" | Joseph Haydn | 04:24 |
16. | "Tit Willow" | Arthur Sullivan | 02:22 |
17. | "Caro Nome" | Giuseppe Verdi | 06:20 |
18. | "Ah! Qual Colpo Inaspettato!" | Gioachino Rossini | 05:39 |
19. | "Are You Havin' Any Fun?" | 02:12 | |
20. | Over My Dead Body | Dario Marianelli | 01:01 |
21. | "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 01:54 |
22. | "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" | Giuseppe Verdi | 02:47 |
23. | "Viss D'arte" | Giacomo Puccini | 03:26 |
24. | "Bell Figlia Dell'amore" | Giuseppe Verdi | 03:59 |
25. | "La Donna E Mobile" | Giuseppe Verdi | 02:22 |
26. | "The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We" | Arthur Sullivan | 01:25 |
27. | "Underneath The Arches" | 01:11 | |
28. | "Bella Figlia Dell'Amore - Trumpet Solo Version" | Giuseppe Verdi | 01:07 |
Quartet
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Decca
Year: 2012
Format: CD
Length: 01:18:10
Notes: EU.
1. | "Libiamo Ne' Lietti Calici (Brindisi)" | Giuseppe Verdi | 02:40 |
2. | Wilf's Descent | Dario Marianelli | 00:53 |
3. | "An Sylvia" | Franz Schubert | 02:39 |
4. | "La Donna E Mobile" | Giuseppe Verdi | 01:42 |
5. | "The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring" | Arthur Sullivan | 01:39 |
6. | Jean Arrives | Dario Marianelli | 00:57 |
7. | "The Swan" | Camille Saint-Saëns | 02:48 |
8. | "So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret" | Arthur Sullivan | 02:02 |
9. | "Minuet & Trio From String Quintet, Op. 13 No.5" - Luigi Boccherini | 02:49 | |
10. | Not Upset | Dario Marianelli | 02:11 |
11. | "Symphony No. 100, "Military" 3. Menuet" | Joseph Haydn | 05:20 |
12. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No.4 "Sunrise" 1. Allegro Con Spirito" | Joseph Haydn | 08:16 |
13. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise" 2. Adagio" | Joseph Haydn | 06:04 |
14. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No.4 "Sunrise" 3. Menuetto: Allegro" | Joseph Haydn | 04:10 |
15. | "String Quartet Op. 76 No.4 "Sunrise" 4. Finale: Allegro Ma Non Troppo" | Joseph Haydn | 04:17 |
16. | "Tit Willow" | Arthur Sullivan | 02:25 |
17. | "Caro Nome" | Giuseppe Verdi | 06:21 |
18. | "Ah! Qual Colpo Inaspettato!" | Gioachino Rossini | 05:39 |
19. | "Are You Havin' Any Fun?" | 02:13 | |
20. | Over My Dead Body | Dario Marianelli | 01:02 |
21. | "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 01:55 |
22. | "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" | Giuseppe Verdi | 02:51 |
23. | "Viss D'arte" | Giacomo Puccini | 03:17 |
24. | "Bell Figlia Dell'amore" | Giuseppe Verdi | 04:00 |