Review of A Late Quartet (2012) by Jarrod R — 09 Aug 2013

Dramatic, enthralling, exquisite....

4 Geoffrey Rushes.

This review of A Late Quartet (2012) was written by Jarrod R on 09 Aug 2013.

A Late Quartet has generally received positive reviews.

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By Donnie B (349) on 16 Jul 2014

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 24 Sep 2016

With little love for string quartets or orchestral music, this shouldn't really be for me. And the plot is pure TV movie…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 16 Feb 2015

I guess the point of this movie is that even classical music can be subject to silly melodrama, but if we're going to go that route I wish…

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By Felipe I (54) on 11 Sep 2014

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