TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet
TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet
By Monika Warzecha | September 11, 2012
By Monika Warzecha | 09/11/2012
We admit that Quartet, Dustin Hoffman’ s directorial debut, totally sounds like the kind of movie you’d take your grandma to for a Saturday matinee: after all, it focuses on a retirement home for musical old folks. Still, the predominantly silver-haired cast is full of impressive film veterans. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey’ s beloved (and behatted ) Dowager Countess, stars in the film as an opera diva fallen on hard times. She walked the red carpet on Sunday in head-to-toe black, save for a few bold flowers printed on her wrap-style top. For his part, Hoffman must be the most affectionate auteur in the history of directors: he was spotted hugging and smooching cast members Pauline Collins, Billy Connolly and Smith at the Elgin Theatre premiere. With his shoulder-length hair and white-and-black necklace, Connolly managed to look more rock ’n’ roll than youngster Aaron Paul, who showed up wearing a darling, grandpa-esque bow tie.
164567 <em>Quartet</em>’s Dustin Hoffman (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet_intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet_intro/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet_intro 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164571 Dustin Hoffman and <em>Quartet</em>’s Maggie Smith (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet05/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet05 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164570 Dustin Hoffman and Maggie Smith (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet04.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet04/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet04 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164568 <em>Quartet</em>’s Billy Connolly (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet01/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet01 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164582 Billy Connolly and Dustin Hoffman (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet02/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet02 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164569 Billy Connolly and Dustin Hoffman (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet03.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet03/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet03 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164573 <em>Quartet'</em>s Dustin Hoffman, Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith and Pauline Collins (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet07/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet07 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164574 Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith and Dustin Hoffman (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet08.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet08/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet08 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164578 Pauline Collins (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet12.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet12/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet12 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164580 Aaron Paul (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet14.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet14/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet14 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164575 Dustin Hoffman and Lisa Gottsegen (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet09.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet09/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet09 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164576 Jake Hoffman, Dustin Hoffman and Max Hoffman (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet10/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet10 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164577 Jake Hoffman and Dustin Hoffman (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet11/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet11 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164579 <em>Quartet'</em>s Eline Powell (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet13.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet13/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet13 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
164572 Maggie Smith (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet TIFF Red Carpet: Dustin Hoffman hugs everyone at the premiere of Quartet https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-quartet-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-quartet06/ tiff12-red-carpet-quartet06 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)