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# A Late Quartet [Blu-ray]

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A Late Quartet [Blu-ray]

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A Genuine Gem
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2020*

Indeed it is. The word “gem” is tossed around, most times to films that do not deserve the label.  This one deserves this title and is a genuine gem. The Late Quartet intelligently gives us a glance into the dynamics of talented individuals in a classical string quartet, and how those dynamics are frayed when external circumstances get in the way of their cohesion. One person discovers he may have Parkinsons Disease, endangering his career. Another person’s marriage with his wife, another member of this close group, is falling apart, and is caught red-handed cheating on his wife. Another person is having an affair with the daughter of this colleague and friend.The Late Quartet is a story of a string quartet of colleagues who have been playing music together for twenty five years, their trials, inner resentments, and tribulations. This human drama and the music made by the quartet is handled with grace, sensitivity, and authentic emotion to produce a highly satisfying film experience. It shows how these individuals overcome the personal tensions and continue with their devotion to their music.The Late Quartet gives us a glimpse into the personal lives of these classical musicians. The performances display utter and complete authenticity and honesty. Christopher Walken plays against character, and convincingly shows the warmth, patience, and knowledge of the quasi-leader of the quartet. It is one of the best performances in his career. Phillip Seymore Hoffman is simply unbelievable as the husband with a marriage in crisis. The roles, indeed, of all actors are spot-on.With this general scenario the story could have easily descended into tawdry melodrama. But it doesn’t. Instead, we see that even the rarefied world of classical musicians experience ordinary human crises and emotions. This is a moving movie experience.Amid all the drama the music is not forgotten. The music — from Beethoven’s Late String Quartets, hence the title — plays a prominent part in the movie. When the internal tensions finally explode, the Music remains, but in ways you would not expect. This is, as indicated a genuine gem, and cannot be missed.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Not just for classical buffs
  

*by M***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 9, 2013*

This film deals with a fictional classical string quartet. They are trying to work their way through Beethoven's astonishing Op 131 string quartet. Those not familiar with classical music can still enjoy this movie because its not just about the music they are playing. Its about the player's realtionships and what it takes for four people to come together and have their performances express the intentions of the composer. This not just deals with playing the notes but the player's ability to express the meaning, emotion and nuances that the composer intended. It will never be possible to get in to Beethoven's head, so to speak, but great players can come close. The problem that is happening in this movie is that the behavior of the players threatens to dismantel the quartet. One who is married has a one night stand. Another takes up a doomed relationship with the daugther of two that are in the ensemble. The key player, played by Christopher Walken (a great performance) is dealing with the onset of Parkinsons and has to deal with his situation and what the group needs to do to stay together. The whole thing becomes a real mess but, as viewers will see, the players figure out how to get it together (we think) and go on. At the end I wondered if they could really stay together. But, during a performance when Waklen has to call it quits they all touch the score of Op 131 meaning that great music will sound great only if the players are unified and can work togther. Also, as Walken says in the movie, the players have to respect the music. This is a good movie and classical buffs will get special pleaasure out of it. I gave it four stars out of five as I thought the story is a little soap-opera-ish but that's OK. Its still a good movie. After I saw this movie I grabbed my copy of the op 131 and played it. The movie helped me understand it better. It should be noted that ths film also has special insight into great paintings. There is a scene is a museum that I loved. Also, its worth mentioning that the great classical mezzo-soprano, Anne Sophie Von Otter, has a very short cameo. Too bad she did not have more screen time. She is the best. BTW, another reviewer said that Melissa Leo is in this movie. She is not. What movie was he watching?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A Late Quartet.
  

*by J***� on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 14, 2017*

This is a fine, insightful drama about the relationships of an acclaimed string quartet and the strains the group come under when one of them develops a possibly career-ending condition.Christopher Walken gives an emotional, heart-felt performance as the elder member – and cellist – of the quartet; his speech to his students near the beginning of the film, when he explains that Beethoven's String Quartet no.14 requires the musicians to play together continuously throughout, inevitably requiring adjustments in tuning, pretty much describes the journey the musicians as people have to make in the drama as cracks in the unity of the group begin to open, threatening the very existence of the 25-year-old chamber group.It is a very nuanced piece, beautifully filmed against the glorious spectacle of a New York winter and with an ensemble of top acting talent to equal the serious and dedicated musicians of the fictional Fugue Quartet themselves.It is a drama that reveals the chemistry and finely balanced discipline of high-end musical performance, together with the humanity that underscores the intensity of working together as artists and accepting (and overcoming) the flaws in each other.The DVD is a shade sparse on extras; only a theatrical trailer and English subtitles – you may have to adjust the screen settings on your particular TV/DVD player to get them to display fully.

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