Everyone knows who Dustin Hoffman is but not everyone knows that he has never directed a film before. Well all of that is about to change. Mr. Hoffman is set to make his directorial debute with an old folks rom-com titled Quartet, a film based on Ronald Harwood’s acclaimed play. Harwood also wrote the script to the film while Hoffman recruited the talents of Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon to make sure that his debut is a comical and dramatic success.
The trailer for Quartet is actually pretty entertaining and seems like its trying to be a crowd pleasure that’ll span various generational gaps. I’ll let you decide for yourself. Take a look at the trailer below and share your thoughts on Mr. Hoffman’s first directorial feature in the comments section below.
Lifelong friends Wilf and Reggie, together with former colleague Cissy, are residents of Beecham House, a home for retired opera singers. Every year on Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday, the residents unite to give a concert to raise funds for their home. But when Jean Horton, a former grande dame of the opera fallen on hard times, also Reggie’s ex-wife and the fourth and most celebrated member of their former quartet, moves into the home to everyone’s surprise, the plans for this year’s concert start to unravel.
As old grudges threaten to undermine past glories and theatrical temperaments play havoc with the rehearsal schedule, it becomes apparent that having four of the finest singers in English operatic history under one roof offers no guarantee that the show will go on.
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