Impromptu (1991)

Directed by

James Lapine

Genre

musical film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1830s France, famous writer George Sand pursues the shy composer Frederic Chopin. Their friends and rivals get caught up in her determined campaign to win his affection.

lightheartedwhimsicalamusingcharmingromanticplayfulperiodgentle

What happens

Impromptu is a 1991 period drama film directed by James Lapine, written by Sarah Kernochan, produced by Daniel A. Sherkow and Stuart Oken, and starring Hugh Grant as Frédéric Chopin and Judy Davis as George Sand. It was shot entirely on location in France as a British production by an American company. Its main filming location was at the Château des Briottières outside Angers, in the Loire Valley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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