Duet for One (1986)
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79% of users liked it
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Julie Andrews delivers a virtuoso dramatic performance in Duet for One. Based on a play by Tom Kempinski, the story concerns brilliant concert violinist Stephanie Anderson (Andrews) who is slowly succumbing to the ravages of multiple sclerosis. Stephanie's problems are compounded by her cheating… More Julie Andrews delivers a virtuoso dramatic performance in Duet for One. Based on a play by Tom Kempinski, the story concerns brilliant concert violinist Stephanie Anderson (Andrews) who is slowly succumbing to the ravages of multiple sclerosis. Stephanie's problems are compounded by her cheating husband David Cornwallis (Alan Bates), and her protégé Constantine Kassanis (Rupert Everett), who shows signs of "selling out" to popular entertainment. Max von Sydow, who previously co-starred with Andrews in Hawaii, plays psychiatrist Dr. Louis Feldman, who tries to help Stephanie cope with her debilitations, but who ends up as much an albatross around her neck as David and Constantine. Critics are still divided over whether or not the mystical sequences between Andrews and the ghost of her violin teacher (Sigfrit Steiner) truly work within the context of the plotline. Duet for One was the third English-language production for Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andrey Konchalovskiy
- Written By
- Tom Kempinski
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Contains a powerful performance by Julie Andrews.
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Cast
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Julie Andrews
as Stephanie Anderson
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Alan Bates
as David Cornwallis
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Max von Sydow
as Dr. Louis Feldman
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Rupert Everett
as Constantine Kassanis
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Margaret Courtenay
as Sonia Randvich
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Cathryn Harrison
as Penny Smallwood
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Sigfrit Steiner
as Leonid Lefimov
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Macha Méril
as Anya
- Rachel Levin
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Liam Neeson
as Totter
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Nicola Perring
as Betsy
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Siobhan Redmond
as Totter's wife
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Dorothea Phillips
as Betty
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David Miller
as Charlie
