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Quintet

1979 · 118 min

A cold, glacial trudge through a dying world, more mood than momentum, demanding patience as it drifts toward a grim, fatalistic chill.

Directed by
Robert Altman
Genres
Science fiction
Tagline
One man against the world.
Overview
During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Quintet. For one small group, this obsession is not enough. They play the game with living pieces, and only the winner survives.

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Directed by
Robert Altman
Genres
Science fiction
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • survival
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Robert Altman
Written by
Frank Barhydt, Patricia Resnick, Robert Altman
Starring
Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Nina van Pallandt, Craig Richard Nelson, David Langton
Music
Tom Pierson
Cinematography
Jean Boffety
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Latin

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