The directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, QUARTET is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges; passion and pride; romance and Rigoletto. Beecham House, a home for retired opera singers, is abuzz when the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean Horton (Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for the gala concert?