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Quintet (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 1  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 3.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
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... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Paul Newman, Bibi Andersson, Fernando Rey, Vittorio Gassman, David Langton

Director: Robert Altman
Producer: Robert Altman
Composer: Tom Pierson

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Mar 1, 1990

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The pace of Quintet is as glacial as its setting. A career nadir for Paul Newman.

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11/24/06 08:16 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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06/24/06 03:21 AM
Derek Adams
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A baffling film whose ultimately hollow idiosyncrasies speak to Altman's self-destructive streak more than they constitute an applicable allegory

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04/27/06 05:42 PM
Bill Chambers
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a painful attempt at depth that comes across as nothing more than utter pretentiousness

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04/19/06 05:38 PM
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07/03/05 10:33 AM
Emanuel Levy
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All great directors must be arrogant to the extent that they will follow their dreams through to the bitter, sometimes banal end. This time Mr. Altman's faith in himself has led him over the brink.

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05/09/05 03:15 AM
Vincent Canby
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Slow, confusing, and for Altman fans only.

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01/03/05 06:48 AM
Steve Crum
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03/05/04 08:01 PM
Daniel M. Kimmel
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05/24/03 08:04 AM
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The narrative is convoluted, the characters thin, and the pace appropriately glacial; burdened with opaque metaphysical dialogue and bizarre, medieval-looking costumes.

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12/16/01 08:05 AM
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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