Quartet Page #3

Synopsis: Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on... and it does.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Dustin Hoffman
Production: The Weinstein Co.
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
PG-13
Year:
2012
94 min
$18,000,000
Website
857 Views


I'm not like you, you see, Reggie,

you're an artist, I'm an artisan.

Where's my bag?

I can't find my bag. Where is it?

Oh. Thank you, Reggie.

And you're safe back from Karachi,

and I'm so glad.

Oh...

Why Karachi?

Well, her father was Indian army.

- Do you think she's getting

worse, Reg? - Yes.

# I'm born famous,

I'm sorta known

# If your son doesn't...

# If your...

# Son doesn't, I bet your... #

# I bet your daughter knows. #

Boom, boom, chh!

Reg, you might as well get

used to it, rap's here to stay.

Oh, I don't think it is.

That's what you said

about The Beatles.

- Well, it isn't music.

- They think it is.

- Who?

- The kids you're talking to.

# That's what we mean

# When we say that a thing

# Is welcome as flowers

that bloom in the spring

# Tra, la-la-la-la-la,

tra, la-la-la-la-la

# The flowers that

bloom in the spring

# Tra, la-la-la-la,

tra, la-la-la-la

# Tra, la-la-la, la-la. #

That's better. That was good.

Now this is a bloody

disaster! Really!

Come in, Cissy.

- Oh, what?

- Cissy.

- You're late.

- Sorry. I said I was sorry.

Sit down.

Frank White has just pulled out.

He doesn't feel up to the gala.

It's even in the local paper.

- He's not well.

- Darling, Frank White!

Oh, he's such a lovely man.

This is a disaster.

Because he's pulled out, ticket sales

have already fallen by 60%.

The givers aren't giving.

If we can't make the gala

into the hottest ticket in town,

this house could collapse

about our ears.

Oh! We could lose it!

We have to find a replacement

for Frank immediately.

Who was it who said,

'Old age is not for sissies'?

I always remember that, you know,

because it's my name... and 'sissies'.

Cissy, if you must speak,

please raise your hand.

Now, where was I?

'This is a disaster. '

Of course. Yes, it is a disaster.

Yes? What?

- She's raising her hand.

- What?

Bette Davis. Bette Davis. She said,

she said, 'Old age is not for sissies'.

- Silenzio!

- # Tra, la-la-la-la

- # Tra, la-la-la-la... #

- Silenzio!

Shut it! You will choose

a different song immediately.

I'll have no 'tra-la-la' at my gala!

None of it!

What about Reggie? La Donna e Mobile.

I just had a brilliant idea,

to ask Reggie if he'll sing

La Donna e Mobile.

Oh, yeah, what?

Reggie's a bit funny about

La Donna e Mobile.

Your job is to ask him.

Please put your hand/arm down.

- He won't do it.

- That was my idea.

Yes, it was.

Look.

- Oh, my God.

- Oh, my.

- Excuse me, love.

- Oh.

Here.

Most of our residents

are on the floor upstairs.

This is Sir Thomas Beecham.

He was one of Britain's

greatest conductors.

Yes. I know who he was.

He inherited a fortune.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Ronald Harwood

Sir Ronald Harwood, CBE, FRSL (born Ronald Horwitz; 9 November 1934) is an author, playwright and screenwriter. He is most noted for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser (for which he was nominated for an Oscar) and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). more…

All Ronald Harwood scripts | Ronald Harwood Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Quartet" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/quartet_16435>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Quartet

    Browse Scripts.com

    Quartet

    Soundtrack

    »

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.