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Impromptu (1991)
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May 1991 (USA) morePlot:
In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
An underrated treat...thank you, PBS! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Judy Davis | ... | George Sand / Aurora | |
| Hugh Grant | ... | Frederic Chopin | |
| Mandy Patinkin | ... | Alfred De Musset | |
| Bernadette Peters | ... | Marie D'Agoult | |
| Julian Sands | ... | Franz Liszt | |
| Ralph Brown | ... | Eugene Delacroix | |
| Georges Corraface | ... | Felicien Mallefille | |
| Anton Rodgers | ... | Duke D'Antan | |
| Emma Thompson | ... | Duchess D'Antan | |
| Anna Massey | ... | George Sand's Mother | |
| David Birkin | ... | Maurice | |
| Nimer Rashed | ... | Didier | |
| Fiona Vincente | ... | Solange | |
| John Savident | ... | Buloz | |
| Lucy Speed | ... | Young Aurora |
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Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PGFun Stuff
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Baroness Laginsky: I knew your father when he was young.George Sand: Really?
Baroness Laginsky: Oh, yes. We girls were enraged when we heard he'd married that dancer, or whatever she was.
George Sand: You mean my mother?
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I first saw this film courtesy of "Masterpiece Theater", a weekly program presented by PBS -- had it not been for the good taste of one PBS program manager out there, I might never have seen this charming and provocative film.
Yes, it's a period piece. Yes, there are flounces and top hats and castles and duels. But the core of "Impromptu" explores love, jealousy, and the process of artistic creation in ways that keep the film captivating for the most jaded modern viewer.
Judy Davis capably assumes the mantle of convention-bucking authoress George Sand, providing a fiery counterpart to Hugh Grant's self-deprecating (and effective) Chopin. Mandy Patinkin shines as one of Sand's many jilted ex-lovers, and Bernadette Peters is maliciously admirable as Sand's "friend" who wants Chopin for herself. Emma Thompson's hilarious cameo as a dense provincial duchess itself provides almost enough reason to watch the film.
"Impromptu" boasts a great ensemble cast, witty dialogue, balanced humor and pathos, luscious period costumes and scenery, and the music of Chopin playing all the while -- what more could one want? "Impromptu" unfolds like a 19th-century soap opera, with arresting characters and meditations on art saving it from the banality of a typical romance...or a typical period piece.
This one's worth the flounces.