A Late Quartet
A Late Quartet (released in Australia as Performance) is a 2012 American drama film directed by Yaron Zilberman and co-written by Zilberman and Seth Grossman. The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir and Imogen Poots.
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| Directed by | Yaron Zilberman |
| Written by | Yaron Zilberman Seth Grossman |
| Produced by | Yaron Zilberman Mandy Tagger Vanessa Coifman David Faigenblum Emanuel Michael Tamar Sela |
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| Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
| Edited by | Yuval Shar |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
Production companies | Opening Night Productions RKO Pictures |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8 million |
Inspired by and structured around Beethoven's Op. 131, the film follows the world-renowned Fugue String Quartet after its cellist Peter Mitchell (Walken) is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Frederick Elmes served as cinematographer and Angelo Badalamenti composed the score. The Brentano String Quartet played the quartet music for the soundtrack and Anne Sofie von Otter appears as the cellist's late wife, singing Korngold's "Marietta's Song" from Die tote Stadt.
The film premiered in the Special Presentation program at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in over 30 countries. It received generally positive reviews.