Quartet is a film.
Quartet (1981 film) . It premiered at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival and was an entry for the Sélection Officielle ( Official Selection ) . Quartet is a 2012 British comedy-drama film based on the play Quartet by Ronald Harwood , which ran in London 's West End from September 1999 until January 2000 . The film is actor Dustin Hoffman 's directorial debut .