# A Late Quartet (2012)

> A celebrated string quartet confronts illness, desire, and decades of concealed resentment when its eldest musician prepares to retire.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/79753

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Music, Drama
- Director: Yaron Zilberman
- Cast: Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Catherine Keener, Imogen Poots, Liraz Charhi, Madhur Jaffrey, Anne Sofie von Otter
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226240/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: intimate, melancholic, serious, quiet evening, classical music night

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of music and mortality, where the strings of life intertwine with the notes of Beethoven.

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