Duet for One

1986 | Drama, Music

Synopsis

Stephanie, a famous violinist married to a composer, falls ill with multiple sclerosis. Her entire life crumbles. Her career ends abruptly, her husband betrays her with another woman, and her favorite student decides to leave for the USA.

Scores

Overall Score
20.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
10.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.8%
Review Aggregate
79.5

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julie Andrews1986$0$0(est)
Alan Bates1986$0$0(est)
Max von Sydow1986$0$0(est)
Rupert Everett1986$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes1,078

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$8,736$25,004
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$8,736$25,004

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1986$4,368$12,502
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$76,000$217,529
Physical Purchases ?1986$33,000$94,453
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$75,000$214,667
Total Revenues1986$188,368$539,152
Expenses
Budget ?1986$250,000 (est)$715,557 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$80,000 (est)$228,978 (est)
Participations1986$4,000$11,449
Residuals ?1986$11,000$31,484
Interest & Overhead1986$50,000$143,111
Total Expenses1986$395,000$1,130,579
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$-206,632$-591,428

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