Quintet (1979)

Actors: Paul Newman (actor), Robert Altman (director), Ed Horwitz (miscellaneous crew), Robert Altman (writer), Lionel Chetwynd (writer), Vittorio Gassman (actor), Robert Altman (producer), Bibi Andersson (actress), Robert Altman (writer), Brigitte Fossey (actress), Fernando Rey (actor), Monique Mercure (actress), Allan F. Nicholls (producer), Ralph M. Leo (miscellaneous crew), Monique Champagne (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In the distant future the world is in the grip of another ice age. A city originally built to house five million people is now in its death throes as the relentlessly advancing glacier is slowly crushing the metropolis's steel infrastructure. The relatively few surviving fur-clad inhabitants, perhaps thousands, perhaps only hundreds, drift aimlessly in their grim, drab world, awaiting their inevitable fate as they try to survive from day to day with scavenged firewood and minimal diet. Their only solaces are booza, an alcoholic drink distilled from moss, and Quintet, a seemingly innocuous board game for six players. The only other surviving mammals are roving packs of hungry mastiffs which roam the city's corridors and quickly dispose of the remains of the dead. Newly arrived from the south is Essex with his pregnant wife Vivia, seeking shelter in the doomed city only to find it populated by people middle-aged or older. They had supported themselves by hunting seals, but now that the last of the aquatic mammals has been killed off, they seek shelter in the apartment of Essex's brother, a renowned Quintet player. The new arrivals quickly learn that the game has a more sinister side.

Keywords: alcohol, armageddon, assumed-identity, avalanche, betrayal, board-game, canada-goose, casino, climate-change, dead-woman-with-eyes-open
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi,
Taglines: One man against the world.

Quotes:

Essex: Tell me, is Saint Christopher as good a player as they say he is?::Grigor: He is good, but too serious::Essex: and not very talkative.::Grigor: Talk? Oh, if it is talk you want, come with me Redstone [Essex is passing as Redstone] ; I know a place. We can have drinks, and talk...

Grigor: ...and talk about life.::Essex: The only thing I've seen is death, or the prospect of it.::Grigor: But that's what makes life worthwhile; every time you cheat death, you feel the pure thrill of life

Grigor: And that is what my job is; that is why I'm so content in this frozen world.::Essex: Tell me, exactly what is your job?::Grigor: to keep the game alive. The game is all that's important. The only intelligent expression left is the game of Quintet. All the elements of life are contained in it; our art, our philosophy, all things of value fit the game. The game is the only thing of value

Saint Christopher: You'll never understand the scheme until you're part of the scheme.::Essex: Are you telling me I will be?::Saint Christopher: Yes, at the exact moment it will be too late.

Goldstar: I find you despicable. I despise your arrogance.::Grigor: It is as planned.

Essex: It's not common for people to smile.

Saint Christopher: Hope is an obsolete word.

Vivia, Essex's Wife: [Passing a motionless body] Shouldn't we help him? He's going to freeze to death.::Essex: [Examining the body] He already has.

Ambrosia: Trying to find a meaning where there is none? Death is arbitrary.

The Death of Me Yet (1971)

Actors: Richard Basehart (actor), Sam Edwards (actor), Dana Elcar (actor), Doug McClure (actor), Doug McClure (actor), Darren McGavin (actor), Meg Foster (actress), Aaron Spelling (producer), John Llewellyn Moxey (director), Art Seid (editor), Pete Rugolo (composer), Stephen Dunne (actor), Rosemary Forsyth (actress), A.J. Russell (writer), Jean Allison (actress),

Genres: Drama,