Duet for One

Duet for One
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrei Konchalovsky
Written byTom Kempinski (play and screenplay)
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlex Thomson
Edited byHenry Richardson
Music byMichael Bishop
Distributed byGolan-Globus Productions Ltd.
Release date
  • 25 December 1986 (1986-12-25)[1]
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$8,736 [2]

Duet for One is a 1986 British drama film adapted from the play, a two-hander by Tom Kempinski, about a world-famous concert violinist named Stephanie Anderson who is suddenly struck with multiple sclerosis.[3] It is set in London, and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. The story was, at the time of the premiere of the play, assumed to be based on the life of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who was diagnosed with MS, and her husband, conductor Daniel Barenboim, but Kempinski has stated that the subject of the play was a cathartic explosion of his own anxieties and depression.[4]

  1. ^ "Alphabetical Movie Index, A-Z". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ Duet for One at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ Christon, Lawrence (23 May 1985). "The Diminuendo Of 'Duet For One' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ Coveney, Michael (21 August 2023). "Tom Kempinski obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2023.