Quartet (2012 film)

Quartet is a 2012 comedy-drama film about a group of aging retired opera singers living in a retirement home in the English countryside who try to reunite for a special fundraising concert. Directed by Dustin Hoffman. Written by Ronald Harwood. Based on Quartet by Ronald Harwood. Jean Horton This is not a retirement home. This is a madhouse. I'm going to say something very rude to you. Fuck you. Dialogue Wilf Bond: When you're finished being a croquet expert, Nigel, I have a pound says I'll kick your arse. Nigel: Ah, the way you play, you probably will. You forget - I saw your Barber Of Seville, and your singing brought tears to my ears. Wilf Bond: Saw you in Carmen, I'll never forget it, but I'll try. Dr. Lucy Cogan: [Showing a picture] This is Sir Thomas Beecham. He was one of Britain's greatest conductors. Jean: Yes. I know who he was. He inherited a fortune. His grandfather made laxatives. Naming a nursing home after him is frighteningly apt. Reginald Paget: [to a class of teenagers] Opera is, when a guy is stabbed in the back, instead of bleeding, he sings. But it seems to me, after much research, that rap is, when a guy is stabbed in the back, instead of bleeding, he talks - albeit rhythmically, even with feeling. But because rap's spoken, the feeling is sort of held in check, all on one note. Jean: Why do we have to get old? Reginald Paget: That's what people do. Jean: Are you telling me to go out and smell the roses? Cissy Robson: No, I'm telling you to sing. The roses are long gone. But the chrysanthemums are magnificent. Cast Maggie Smith as Jean Horton Tom Courtenay as Reginald "Reg" Paget Gwyneth Jones as Anne Langley Michael Gambon as Cedric Livingstone Billy Connolly as Wilfred "Wilf" Bond Pauline Collins as Cecily "Cissy" Robson Sheridan Smith as Dr Lucy Cogan Andrew Sachs as Bobby Swanson Trevor Peacock as George David Ryall as Harry Luke Newberry as Simon Michael Byrne as Frank White External links Category:2012 British films Category:British comedy-drama films Category:British independent films Category:Films about music Category:Films about infidelity Category:Films about old age Category:Films set in England Category:Films directed by Dustin Hoffman