2012 · drama · music
A Late Quartet
Directed by Yaron Zilberman1h 46m2012
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.
Our read: A Late Quartet (2012) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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