Kvarteto
Directed by:
Miroslav KrobotCinematography:
Juraj ChlpíkComposer:
Matěj KroupaCast:
Jaroslav Plesl, Barbora Poláková, Zdeněk Julina, Lukáš Melník, Pavlína Štorková, Lenka Krobotová, Jiří Schmitzer, Jana Štěpánková, Marek Cisovský (more)Plots(1)
Set in a small Czech town, this charming relationship dramedy follows a quartet of string players who rehearse contemporary music together. Womanizer Tomáš has his eye on flighty cellist Simona, even though she lives with the introverted Robert. Meanwhile, history buff Funés refuses to date the opposite sex, believing he would either disappoint or be disappointed. The Quartette displays a wise and sly look at sex and attraction. (Chicago International Film Festival)
(more)Reviews (5)
A generational statement without reasons, where the colophony of simple string hair meet the out-of-tune strings of life. Miroslav Krobot has us follow Lubomír Smékal through Olomouc and his lonely wanderings with his characteristic impenetrable humor ("My neighbor. Psychopath. I'm going to sleep.") and instead of developing the characters, he revels in their stagnation. Take it or leave it.
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There are not many films that portray Olomouc so charmingly. And Olomouc is beautiful. I am glad that this work by Krobot is so different from his debut. After all, there's nothing wrong with trying to understand today's thirty-somethings.
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Miroslav Krobot and Lubomír Smékal use some kind of deformed filmic language which either I simply don’t understand, or doesn’t offer anything interesting at all. The attempt at black humour ends up as plain awkward. The Quartette feels like it is supposed to turn the viewers into the same soulless zombies as its main characters. Personally, I’m not willing to take part in this ‘game’ and I really don’t see the slightest reason why anyone would make, watch or promote this dumb film.
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I'm giving the Quartette four stars and now I feel like an outcast, but never mind. The film doesn't deal with any big issues, it’s about relationships between completely ordinary people. The pacing is slow, the action practically nonexistent, yet it isn’t boring, and the spare dialogue is hilarious. Plus, Funés the introvert immediately won me over. He was absolutely perfect. And it’s probably the first time I’ve seen Lenka Krobotová out of her typecast role.
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Magical movie full of humor that we are used to from Dejvice Theater. Krobot managed to shoot a funny film about sad things - obvious or hidden loneliness of a modern person. Although I studied in Olomouc for five years, I never felt attached to that city, but I think Krobot captured its atmosphere and made Olomouc a nice advertisement. And Jiří Schmitzer aspires to the best supporting role of the year.
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