France / May 20, 1981 / Cannes
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Clémenti | Theo |
| Daniel Mesguich | Pierre Schlamovitz |
| Armelia McQueen | Nightclub singer |
| Wiley Wood | Cairn |
| Virginie Thévenet | Madmoiselle Chardin |
| Muriel Montossé | Marjorie |
| Hélène Shirley | Adriana |
| Caroline Loeb | Nun |
| Arlette Spetebroot | Drowned Girl |
| Josine Comellas | Café Patronne |
| Monique Mauclair | Hotel Concierge |
| Sébastien Floche | Edouard |
| Paulita Sedgwick | Esther |
| Bernice Stegers | Miss Nicholson |
| Isabelle Canto da Maya | Cri-Cri |
| François Viaur | Lefranc |
| Dino Zanghi | Prison Guard |
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| Michel Such | Prison Guard |
| Jean-Pierre Dravel | Prison Guard |
| Annie Noël | Maid |
| Maurice Ribot | Pianist |
| Pierre Julien | Impresario |
| Humbert Balsan | Impresario's Friend |
| Serge Marquand | Night Club Owner |
| Armelia McQueen | Night Club Singer |
| Pierre Clémenti | Pornographer |
| Jeffrey Kime | James |
| Hélène Shirley | Adriana |
| Anne-Marie Brissonière | Les Oiseaux |
| Marie-France De Bourges | Les Oiseaux |
| Brigitte Hermetz | Les Oiseaux |
| Romain Brémond | Youth |
| Daniel Mesguich | Schlamovitz |
| Bonnafet Tarbouriech | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Quartet |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Français, English |
| Production countries | France, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lyric International, National Film Trustee Company, Merchant Ivory Productions, Franco London Films |
| Release date | 25 ottobre 1981 |
| Production | Ismail Merchant, Jean-Pierre Mahot |
| Writer | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Jean Rhys, James Ivory, Michel Maingois |
| Editing | Humphrey Dixon |
| Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
| Assistant directors | Hugues de Laugardière, James Ivory, Jane Buck |
| Lighting | Pierre Abraham |
| Camera operators | Pierre Lhomme |
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| Additional photography | Pierre Lhomme |
| Production design | Jean-Jacques Caziot, Robert Christidès |
| Art direction | Jean-Jacques Caziot, Robert Christidès |
| Set decoration | Jean-Jacques Caziot, Robert Christidès |
| Music | Richard Robbins, Bernard Bats, Richard King, David Renton |
| Sound | Richard Robbins, Bernard Bats, Richard King, David Renton |
| Costume design | Judy Moorcroft, Ken Lintott, Pierre Berroyer, Tommie Manderson |
| Makeup | Ken Lintott, Tommie Manderson, Pierre Berroyer, Judy Moorcroft |
| Hairstyling | Ken Lintott, Pierre Berroyer, Tommie Manderson, Judy Moorcroft |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / May 03, 2019 / Restored and remastered
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 25, 1981 / R
Hungary / Jul 21, 1983 / 18
Germany / Jun 23, 1986
Japan / Nov 12, 1988 / R18+
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