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Quartet (Film)
Free Movie Screening at the Princeton Public Library
When
Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 2PM
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Princeton Public Library: 65 Witherspoon St | Princeton, NJ 08542
A gentle charmer, full of grace notes"
The New York Times
At the Library | At the Movies
About the Event
Quartet (PG-13), Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, is a heartwarming and witty portrait of aging, artistry, and the enduring power of music. Based on the play by Ronald Harwood, the British comedy brings together an all-star cast—including Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, and Michael Gambon—as a group of retired opera singers living in a home for musicians. Each year, they stage a benefit concert to support the institution—but the arrival of a new resident, a former star and one-time diva, throws old tensions and past romances into sharp relief.
The film is a touching exploration of creativity, legacy, and community in the later stages of life—infused with both humor and poignancy—extending the themes at the heart of the 2025-26 Music & Healing series. The screening is part of Reel Inquiry: A Weekend of Arts & Humanities on Screen, a film series at the Princeton Public Library celebrating painting, poetry, music, and the art of the spoken word in honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, “a collective recognition of the importance of culture,” according to Americans for the Arts.
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Quartet (PG-13), Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, is a heartwarming and witty portrait of aging, artistry, and the enduring power of music. Based on the play by Ronald Harwood, the British comedy brings together an all-star cast—including Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, and Michael Gambon—as a group of retired opera singers living in a home for musicians. Each year, they stage a benefit concert to support the institution—but the arrival of a new resident, a former star and one-time diva, throws old tensions and past romances into sharp relief.
The film is a touching exploration of creativity, legacy, and community in the later stages of life—infused with both humor and poignancy—extending the themes at the heart of the 2025-26 Music & Healing series. The screening is part of Reel Inquiry: A Weekend of Arts & Humanities on Screen, a film series at the Princeton Public Library celebrating painting, poetry, music, and the art of the spoken word in honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, “a collective recognition of the importance of culture,” according to Americans for the Arts.
