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      Quartet

      1948 2h 0m Drama List
      Reviews 62% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Each installment of this composite of four stories by W. Somerset Maugham is full of curious British characters. A young tennis player journeys to Monte Carlo and engages in game-playing off the courts. A pianist (Dirk Bogarde) finds out whether he has what it takes to succeed. In "The Kite," a husband (George Cole) gives up his hobby for his new wife. "The Colonel's Lady" introduces us to a town gone crazy over a book of saucy poetry written by the colonel's demure wife. Read More Read Less

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      Bob Thomas Associated Press Quartet contains four short stories of Somerset Maugham -- two good, one fair, one dull. Jul 25, 2019 Full Review Walter Goodman New York Times W. Somerset Maugham's novels and short stories may not count as literature, but they have made for some very entertaining movies, ''Quartet'' high among them. Jan 10, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Hardly filling. Rated: C+ Jan 6, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Four little dramas of the English drawing room variety are presented herein. What they have in common are very fine country homes and little plots of upscale jealousies and petty events, starting with "The Facts of Life," about a young man who goes to the big city and learns the facts of life. In the second story, "The Alien Corn," the best performance in the film is given by Dirk Bogarde, who registers sheer jealousy without a word as a great pianist who has just rejected his talents demonstrates her own. "The Kite" is a bore about a shrill, selfish wife. A story called "The Colonel's Lady" tells about a neglected wife who writes a torrid book of poetry that embarrasses her belittling husband. It is the most captivating, story simply because it has a coherent plot we can all appreciate. Why this spawned a successful series of movies based on collections of short stories is a mystery. Perhaps the post war world was briefly shell-shocked and looking for quaint, familiar stories that evoked a gentler time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member the first and i think the best of the trilogy Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member An anthology of four W. Somerset Maugham stories (introduced by Maugham himself--squee!). Very, very British. Fun. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Each installment of this composite of four stories by W. Somerset Maugham is full of curious British characters. A young tennis player journeys to Monte Carlo and engages in game-playing off the courts. A pianist (Dirk Bogarde) finds out whether he has what it takes to succeed. In "The Kite," a husband (George Cole) gives up his hobby for his new wife. "The Colonel's Lady" introduces us to a town gone crazy over a book of saucy poetry written by the colonel's demure wife.
      Director
      Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French, Ralph Smart
      Production Co
      Gainsborough Pictures
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      2h 0m