One of this year’s potential Oscar contenders belongs to Dustin Hoffman‘s feature directorial debut Quartet. Why is it an Oscar contender? Well, it was picked up by the Weinstein Co., directed by a respected member of the community, stars Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly and Sheridan Smith and was written by Ronald Harwood (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Being Julia and The Pianist).
So, today we get our first peek at the feature via the following international trailer as the Weinsteins have yet to date the pic, but it will hit theaters in the UK on November 2.
The film is based on Harwood’s play of the same name and follows Cecily (Collins), Reggie (Courtenay) and Wilfred (Connolly) who are in a home for retired opera singers. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday and they take part. Jean (Smith), who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on… and it does.
Watch the trailer directly below.
