Quartet Movie Review 1981

A young French woman is taken in by an English couple after her husband goes to prison. The husband seduces her, and she becomes trapped emotionally and socially. Superbly acted, claustrophobic drama based on a Jean Rhys novel.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from British, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage

Screenplay

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Cast

Isabelle Adjani, Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Anthony (Corlan) Higgins

Director

James Ivory

Producer

New World Pictures

Awards

Cannes 1981: Actress (Adjani).