Quintet

Quintet

1979 · 118 min · EN · R · 5.0 (57 votes)
Dir. Robert Altman · Starring Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Nina van Pallandt · Music Tom Pierson

One man against the world.

Science Fiction

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.

VIBE

A chilling, stark vision of humanity's end. The film feels like a frozen, existential dread, where life's only meaning is found in a deadly, abstract game. It's a cold, quiet descent into oblivion.

bleaksomberexistentialcoldslow-burnarthousedystopianminimalistsurvivaldespairhumanityobsession
dystopiaice agepost-apocalyptic futureboard gamedeadly game
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