Impromptu Movie Review 1990

A smart, sassy, romantic comedy set in 1830s Europe among the era's artistic greats--here depicted as scalawags, parasites and early beatniks. The film's ace is Davis in a lusty, dynamic role as mannish authoress George Sand, obsessively in love with the dismayed composer Chopin. Though he's too pallid a character for her attraction to be credible, a great cast and abundant wit make this a treat. Beautiful score featuring Chopin and Liszt. Film debut of stage director Lapine; screenplay written by his wife, Sarah Kernochan.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Period Piece: 19th Century, Writers, Biopics: Musicians, France

Screenplay

Sarah Kernochan

Cast

Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Julian Sands, Ralph Brown, Georges Corraface, Anton Rodgers, Emma Thompson, Anna Massey, John Savident, Elizabeth Spriggs

Cinematography

Bruno de Keyzer

Director

James Lapine

Other

Michael Ellis

Producer

Governor, Les Films Ariane

Awards

Ind. Spirit 1992: Actress (Davis).