The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin

Name: The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Paul Rhys, Penelope Wilton, Valentina Igoshina

19991999
1h 49m

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Valentina Igoshina in The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin (1999)

Drama

Warsaw, 1945. The invading Nazis are gone and, in a symbolic gesture, the preserved heart of Polish composer and national hero Frédéric Chopin is returned. Under German rule, even the mentio... Read allWarsaw, 1945. The invading Nazis are gone and, in a symbolic gesture, the preserved heart of Polish composer and national hero Frédéric Chopin is returned. Under German rule, even the mention of Chopin was forbidden; now, as the war-battered nation reassembles itself, author Jaro... Read allWarsaw, 1945. The invading Nazis are gone and, in a symbolic gesture, the preserved heart of Polish composer and national hero Frédéric Chopin is returned. Under German rule, even the mention of Chopin was forbidden; now, as the war-battered nation reassembles itself, author Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz recommences work on his biography of the great man. A strange woman cont... Read all

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- Tony Palmer
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Trivia
Released to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin's death.

Goofs
At 52:07, the shot of cholera victims being carried through Paris in carts has clearly been reversed (the English signs on the carts read backwards); this is reused footage from the same director's England, My England (1995).