Quartet (Original title)
Date: 01 January 2013 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, GermanyDirector: Dustin Hoffman
Synopsis: Comedy drama. Former opera singer Jean arrives at a home for retired performers where she is reunited with the husband she was unfaithful to many years before. The rest of the residents want her to join them in a performance of Rigoletto but Jean is reluctant as she realises that she is past her prime.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Opera, Old People
Releases
Date: 04 January 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Momentum Pictures
Title: roses are long gone but the chrysanthemums are magnificent': late-life creativity in Quartet and YouthAuthor: Swinnen, AagjeArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the portrayal of ageing artists and musicians in Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet' (2012) and Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth' (2015). Discusses the relationship between life experience and artistic endeavour, considering creativity in terms of life strategies as well as cultural production. Part of the special issue 'Screening old age'.
In: Journal of British cinema and television v13 n4 2016 Pages: 571-589
Title: 'Old age' films: golden retirement, dispossession and disturbanceAuthor: DOLAN, Josephine Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the emergence of a cycle of recent British films featuring older protagonists, including 'Last Orders' (2001), 'The Mother' (2003), 'Quartet' (2012), 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2012) and others. Suggests that although such films address some of the concerns expressed in 'crisis of ageing' discourse, they remain tied to 'troubling' ideologies of neo-colonialism, heteronormativity and post-feminism. Part of the special issue 'Gender, ageing and sexuality in British cinema after Thatcher'.
Author: Richardson, Niall Pages: xvi, 240 pages
Date: 01 January 2013 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, GermanyDirector: Dustin Hoffman
Synopsis: Comedy drama. Former opera singer Jean arrives at a home for retired performers where she is reunited with the husband she was unfaithful to many years before. The rest of the residents want her to join them in a performance of Rigoletto but Jean is reluctant as she realises that she is past her prime.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Opera, Old People
Releases
Date: 04 January 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Momentum Pictures
Credits
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a Headline Pictures production: Headline Pictures, a Finola Dwyer Productions production: Finola Dwyer Productions, in association with: Decca, HanWay Films Ltd, present: BBC Films, DCM Productions, Worldwide Sales and Distribution: HanWay Films, Executive Producer: Dustin Hoffman, Executive Producer: Dickon Stainer, Executive Producer: Xavier Marchand, Executive Producer: Jamie Laurenson, Executive Producer: Dario Suter, Executive Producer: Christoph Daniel, Executive Producer: Marc Schmidheiny, Produced by: Finola Dwyer, Produced by: Stewart Mackinnon, Line Producer: Nick O'Hagan, Associate Producer: Mark Shivas, Associate Producer: Amanda Posey, Associate Producer: Christian Baute, Co-associate Producer: Amanda Kaplan, Production Executive: Stephan Trockle, Development Executive: Annabel Wigoder, Legal and Business Affairs: Adrian Gifford, Derek Stubbs, Production Executive: Bennett McGhee, Legal Affairs: Olswang, Lisbeth Savill, Accountant: John Morgan, Production Executive: Michael Wood, Head of Legal and Business Affairs: Zoe Brown, Legal and Business Affairs Managers: Livy Sandler, For DCM: Joel Brandeis, Legal Advisor: Lacore, Matthias Braun, UK Legal Advisor: Davenport Lyons, Fraser Bloom, Soundtrack Executive: Marc Robinson, Business Affairs: Jackie Joseph, A&R Executive: Tom Lewis, Licencing Manager: Charlotte Thomas, Worldwide Sales and Distribution: Jan Spielhoff, Worldwide Sales and Distribution: Jonathan Lynch-Staunton, Worldwide Sales and Distribution: Claire Taylor, Worldwide Sales and Distribution: Chiara Gelardin, Worldwide Sales and Distribution: Matthew Baker, Richard Mansell, Production Manager: Philippa Naughten, Production Co-ordinator: Samantha Black, Production Accountant: Shruti Shah, Cost Accountant: Nicola Coats, Cashier: Sophie Oliver, Post production Accountant: Tarn Harper, Assistant Post production Accountant: Linda Bowen, Auditor: Shipleys LLP, Steve Joberns, Collection Account Management by: Fintage Collection Management B.V., Unit Manager: Paul Harding, Location Manager: Nick Marshall, Location Manager: Jamie Lengyel, Location Assistant: Clare Headley, Location Assistant: Natasha Jantania, Post-production Supervisor: Polly Duval, Post-production Manager: Alan Pritt, Production Secretary: Tiziano Niero, Production PA: Ross Forder, Production PA: Olivia Percival, Production PA: Harry Arkwright, Production PA: Max Chase, Duncan Way, Producers' Assistant: Anna Koch, Producers' Assistant: Eoin Glaister, Caroline Bartleet, Floor PA: Tom Pook, Floor PA: Celine Coulson, Floor PA: Sian Anthony, Louise Galizia, 1st Assistant Director: Matthew Penry-Davey, 2nd Assistant Director: Olivia Lloyd, 3rd Assistant Director: Joe Barlow, Director's Assistant: Amanda Kaplan, Crowd AD: Alex Gavigan, Script Supervisor: Libbie Barr, Casting Associate: Ruth Key, Extras Casting: Mad Dog Casting, Voice Casting: Phoebe Scholfield, Written by/Screenplay by: Ronald Harwood, Based on the play by: Ronald Harwood, Director of Photography: John de Borman, Lighting Desk Operator: Andy Munday, Camera Operator: Rodrigo Gutierrez, B Camera Operator: Malcolm McClean, Camera Focus Puller: Sam Barnes, B Camera Focus Puller: Merritt Gold, Camera Clapper Loader: Tobias Marshall, B Camera Clapper Loader: Dash Lilley, Central Loader: Alex Bender, Felix Pickles, Gaffer: Reuben Garrett, Best Boy: , Best Boy: Matthew Butler, Electrician: Eugene Grobler, Electrician: Peter Harris, Electrician: Ricky Churchouse, Regular Daily Electrician: Eamonn Fitzgerald, Regular Daily Electrician: John Antill, Adam Lee, Genny Operator: Adrian MacKay, Camera Grip: Johnny Donne, B Camera Grip: David Holliday, Grip Trainee: Jonathan Smith, Video Technician: Rob Hamilton, Video Trainee: Jack Glowacki, Stills Photographer: Kerry Brown, Graphics Designer: Camise Oldfield, Construction Rigger: Paul Wellstead, Darren Flindall, Standby Rigger: Rob Armstrong, Stagehand: Thibault Martineau, Editor: Barney Pilling, DI Online Editor: Gareth Parry, Nadia Iqbal, Assistant Editor: Matthew Cannings, Production Designer: Andrew McAlpine, Art Director: Ben Smith, Standby Art Director: Laura Conway-Gordon, Standby Art Director: , Assistant Art Director: Jane Harwood, Set Decorator: Sarah Wittle, Storyboard Artist: John Greaves, Production Buyer: Kimberley Fahey, Construction Buyer: Lucy Moles, Property Master: Terry Wood, Prop Hand: Leigh Bryant, Dressing Props: John Botton, C/H Stand-by Prop: Billy Edwards, Standby Propman: Mark Vann McNeil, Art Department Assistant: Luke Hull, Construction Manager: Jono Myles, HOD Painter: Nigel Kirk, Painter: Johnny Hext, Painter: Gary Dempsey, Painter: Russell Eade, Painter: Joe Weston, Carpenter: Barnaby Papworth, Carpenter: George Augsburger, Carpenter: Jay Butcher, Carpenter: Adam Woodbridge, Carpenter: Richard Douglas, Carpenter: Dave Engleman, Standby Carpenter: Paul House, Costume Designer: Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Costume Supervisor: Nigel Egerton, Costume Trainee: Adelaide Turnbull, Skillset Costume Trainee: Abigail Morgan, Skillset Costume Trainee: Becky Tredget, Skillset Costume Trainee: Rosie Grant, Skillset Costume Trainee: Ellen Cranshaw, Skillset Costume Trainee: Lauren Killcar, Skillset Costume Trainee: Holly McClean, Hayley Stewart, Costume Maker: Clare Ramsell, Costume Maker: Maggie Cooke, Costume Maker: Alison O'Brien, Amanda Grange, Wardrobe Master: Martin Chitty, Wardrobe Mistress: Kathryn Blight, Make-up & Hair Designer: Daniel Phillips, Make-up and Hair Artist: Beverley Binda, Tapio Salmi, Skillset Make-up and Hair Trainee: Lynn Doron, Make-up and Hair Daily: Eve Wignall, Make-up and Hair Daily: Natalie Reid, Make-up and Hair Daily: Marzenna Fus-Mickiewicz, Make-up and Hair Daily: Sally Collins, Chrysostomos Chamalidis, Titles Design: Momoco, Laboratory Liaison: Clive Noakes, DI Colourist: Asa Shoul, Rushes and Prints by: DeLuxe, Solo Piano: Dario Marianelli, Orchestra Leader: Rolf Wilson, Music Arrangement and Production: James Morgan, Juliet Ponchin, Music Supervisor: Kle Savidge, Score Co-ordinator: Maggie Rodford, Musicians Contractor: Hilary Skewes, Music Editor: Yann McCullough, Score Recorded and Mixed by: Steve Price, Assistant Engineer: Jez Murphy, Score Recorded and Mixed at: Angel Recording Studios, Technical Music Advisor: Paul Farrington, Additional Music Advisor: Travis Baker, Léon Charles, Piano Tuner: Geoff Caverhill, Score Preparation: Colin Rae, Sound Designer: Glenn Freemantle, Sound Recordist: Martin Trevis, Mix Technician: Tim Sidall, Boom Operator: Dash Mason-Malik, Sound Maintenance: George Trevis, Re-recording Mixer: Ian Tapp, Re-recording Mixer: Niv Adiri, Supervising Sound Editor: Glenn Freemantle, Assistant Sound Editor: Emilié O'Connor, Dialogue/ADR Editor: Gillian Dodders, Sound FX Editor: Niv Adiri, ADR Mixer: Mark Appleby, ADR Assistant: Emmet O'Donnell, Foley Artist: Jack Stew, Foley Recordist: Glen Gathard, Foley Editor: Hugo Adams, Stand-in: Ros Rosenburg, Stand-in: Terence Symmons, Stand-in: Kevin Cunningham, Stand-in: Marie Hogle, Security Manager: Tim Smart, Medic: Carrie Johnson, Health and Safety Officer: Barry May-Lebourne, Teleprompter Operator: Martyn Culpan, Film Consultant: Len Brown, Post-production Script: Fatts, Facilities Personnel: Danny Brown, Kenny Johnson, Production Legal Services: Billy Hinshelwood, Facilities Personnel: Jim Darby, Production Legal Services: Phil Rymer, Clearances: Kellie Belle Brocket, Asha Radwan, Insurance: Gallagher Entertainment, Kevin O'Shea, Completion Guarantor: Graham Easton, Film Finances, Unit Publicity: Premier, Unit Publicity: Phil Cairns, Jonathan Rutter, EPK Director: Kerry Brown, Production Notes and EPK Interviews: Joe Utichi, Transportation Captain: Barrie Williams, Driver to Dustin Hoffman: Fergus Cotter, Driver to Maggie Smith: Symon Butcher, Driver to Tom Courtenay: Bashir Rana, Driver to Billy Connolly: Brian Salisbury, Driver to Pauline Collins: Graham Ashely, Unit Driver: Andrej Korneluk, Camera and Grip Equipment: Movietech, Camera Crane: Alpha Grips, Louma UK, Lighting Cranes: Lee Lifting, Lighting Equipment: Panalux, Minibuses, Coaches: Williams Transport, Facilities Vehicles: On-set Location Services, Sound Equipment: MG Sound, Radios: Wavevend, Action Vehicles: Motorhouse Hire, Tracking Vehicles: Bickers, Cherrypickers: EPL Skylift/Nationwide Platforms, Location Equipment: Supply to Location, Location Pick-Ups: Makin' Movies, Editing Equipment: West 7 Post, Originated on: Kodak, Data Transfer: Steve Owen, Digital Intermediate: Molinare TV & Film London, Digital Film Technician: Mike Andrews, Data Transfer: Katelin Westwood, DI Supervisor: Matt James, DI Co-ordinator: Steve Knight, DI Conform Editor: Jamie Welsh, DI Conform Editor: Mateu Fernandes, DI Conform Editor: Michelle Cort, DI Conform Editor: Theresa Crooks, Tim Drewett, Catering: Fayre Do's, Sound Design & Post-production Recorded at: Sound 24, Pinewood Studios
Cast
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Maggie Smith (Jean Horton), Tom Courtenay (Reggie Paget), Billy Connolly (Wilf Bond), Pauline Collins (Cissy Robson), Michael Gambon (Cedric Livingston), Sheridan Smith (Dr Lucy Cogan), Andrew Sachs (Bobby Swanson), Dame Gwyneth Jones (Anne Langley), Trevor Peacock (George), John Heley (Leo Cassell), David Ryall (Harry), Michael Byrne (Frank White), Ronnie Fox (Nobby), Patricia Loveland (Letitia Davis), Eline Powell (Angelique), Luke Newberry (Simon), Shola Adewusi, Jumayn Hunter (Joey), Aleksandra Duczmal (Marta), Denis Khoroshko (Tadek), Sarah Crowden (Felicity Liddle), Colin Bradbury (Olly Fisher), Patricia Varley (Octavia), Ronnie Hughes (Tony Rose), Jack Honeyborne (Dave Trubeck), John Rawnsley (Nigel), Nuala Willis (Norma McIntyre), Melodie Waddingham (Marion Reed), Graeme Scott (Fred), John Georgiadis (Bill), Ita Herbert (Regina), Ania Duczmal (Eva), Cyril Davey ('flat piano' resident), Esme Penry-Davey (young pianist), Virginia Bradbury (Daisy), Isla Mathieson (young violinist Isla), Iona Mathieson (young violinist Iona), Claudia Mellor (Lay Gaga girl), Penelope Zagoul (cleaner), Helen Bradbury (Daisy's mother), Jennifer Spillane (waltzing neurologist), Catherine Wilson, David Christian, Rashid Karapiet, Arthur 'Arthuro' Nightingale, Vass Anderson, Desmond Longfield, Mike Pearn, Peta Bartlett, Jill Pert, Marina Banfield, Barbara Head, Martin Kennon, Valerie Barnes, Morrison Thomas (resident), Cynthia Morey (Lottie Yates)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Journal of British cinema and television v14 n2 2017 Pages: 162-178Title: roses are long gone but the chrysanthemums are magnificent': late-life creativity in Quartet and YouthAuthor: Swinnen, AagjeArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the portrayal of ageing artists and musicians in Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet' (2012) and Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth' (2015). Discusses the relationship between life experience and artistic endeavour, considering creativity in terms of life strategies as well as cultural production. Part of the special issue 'Screening old age'.
In: Journal of British cinema and television v13 n4 2016 Pages: 571-589
Title: 'Old age' films: golden retirement, dispossession and disturbanceAuthor: DOLAN, Josephine Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the emergence of a cycle of recent British films featuring older protagonists, including 'Last Orders' (2001), 'The Mother' (2003), 'Quartet' (2012), 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2012) and others. Suggests that although such films address some of the concerns expressed in 'crisis of ageing' discourse, they remain tied to 'troubling' ideologies of neo-colonialism, heteronormativity and post-feminism. Part of the special issue 'Gender, ageing and sexuality in British cinema after Thatcher'.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Ageing femininity on screen: the older woman in contemporary cinemaAuthor: Richardson, Niall Pages: xvi, 240 pages