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6.6/10
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Biography of Frederic Chopin.Biography of Frederic Chopin.Biography of Frederic Chopin.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 1 win & 7 nominations total
Sig Arno
- Henri Dupont
- (uncredited)
Dawn Bender
- Isabelle Chopin - Age 9
- (uncredited)
David Bond
- Lackey
- (uncredited)
Walter Bonn
- Major Domo
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- Duke of Orleans
- (uncredited)
William Challee
- Titus
- (uncredited)
Paul Conrad
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
- Man at Pleyel's
- (uncredited)
Peter Cusanelli
- Balzac
- (uncredited)
Norma Drury
- Duchess of Orleans
- (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
- Madame Mercier
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLiberace, who was in 1945 performing as "Walter 'Buster' Keys," stated that he got the idea of having an ornate candelabra on his piano from the scene in this film when George Sand (Merle Oberon) carries a candelabra into the darkened salon and places it on the piano to reveal Chopin as the pianist rather than Franz Liszt.
- GoofsAlmost all the pianos in the movie are artcase pianos made after the death of Chopin, the sound we hear is also of modern pianos.
- Quotes
George Sand: [to Chopin] Discontinue that so-called Polonaise jumble you've been playing for days.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Liberace (1988)
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I love this movie. I realize that many of the facts of Chopin's life have been altered in order to make an appealing story which fits into a normal-length movie. Despite this, this movie has much to commend it, starting with the fact that it is filled with some of the best music Chopin -- or anyone, for that matter -- ever wrote (played, I believe, by Jose Iturbi). Also, unlike one reviewer, I find it well cast, and well acted as well -- in the style of the time in which it was made. In my view this movie is characteristic of both the strong points and flaws of Hollywood's golden age.
Details
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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