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Format: VHS
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118 min.
UPC: 736899010836 |
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Movie Description
This end-of-the-world thriller takes place during a new ice age when snow covers the earth, most wildlife and vegetation are gone, and wild dogs eat the flesh of the starvation victims who litter the streets. For amusement, the living play a deadly game known as "Quintet"--a macabre form of backgammon where the loser pays with his life. Paul Newman stars as Essex, a drifter who struggles to avenge his brother's death and win the latest game.
Synopsis
Robert Altman's QUINTET is a stark, ambiguous thriller that reveals itself slowly. The setting is a frozen landscape in a futuristic world that is nearing extinction. Stripped of hobbies and creative outlets, the city's inhabitants turn to an elaborate game called "Quintet" in which the participants battle each other to remain alive. When Essex (Paul Newman), a seal hunter from the south arrives in search of his brother, he finds himself thrust in the middle of a new game. He assumes the identity of a murdered player, Redstone, in order to investigate the killing of his brother and his hunting partner's pregnant daughter Vivia (Brigitte Fossey). A mysterious cast of characters--including Ambrosia (Bibi Andersson), St. Christopher (Vittorio Gassman), Dueca (Nina Van Pallandt), and Grigor (Fernando Rey)--gradually exposes its less-than-noble intentions to Essex. As he uncovers clues that will help him solve the mystery, he must also face his own impending extinction. An icy, desolate visual presentation and an eerie score by Tom Pierson make for a haunting, moody film that stands as one of director Robert Altman's most enigmatic works.
Film Notes
QUINTET was filmed on location in Montreal.
Director Robert Altman attributes the film’s dark mood to the fact that his father was dying of cancer while he was developing the project.
The London Symphony Orchestra performed Tom Pierson’s score.
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