"On the eve of an important concert, Peter (Christopher Walken), lead cellist of a veteran string quartet, receives some very disturbing news. When he announces his pending retirement, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration within the tightly knit group." Hoffman plays second violin in this wonderful homage to Beethoven's String Quartet, Op. 131 filled with anecdotes from Julliard, even Pablo Casals and T.S. Eliot. - Adriano