Basileus Quartet

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Basileus Quartet
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Directed by Fabio Carpi
Produced byFabio Carpi
Starring Héctor Alterio
Alain Cuny
Omero Antonutti
Pierre Malet
François Simon
Cinematography Dante Spinotti
Edited byMassimo Latini
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Country Italy
Language Italian

Basileus Quartet (Italian : Quartetto Basileus) is a 1983 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. [1]

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Plot

The Basileus Quartet has performed together for over three decades at the cost of ignoring other aspects of life. When one of the group's members dies suddenly the others revaluate their lives. Later a young musician tries to get the group back together.

Cast

Accolades

The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of 1984 by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. [2]

Critical reception

The New York Times , "Without ever forcing things, Basileus Quartet works so sweetly that, though it is completely conventional, it's almost exotic." [3]

See also

References

  1. "Gabriele Ferzetti". Mymovies.it . Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  2. "1984 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. Canby, Vincent (January 4, 1984). "MUSICAL FUN, 'BASILEUS QUARTET'". The New York Times . p. C13.