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Category Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Gay/Lesbian Videos, Love Triangles
Starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin, Anton Rodgers, Julian Sands, George Corraface, Ralph Brown
Director James Lapine
This captivating romantic comedy celebrates brazen, controversial 19th-Century feminist author George Sand and the unlikely object of her desire: well-mannered composer Frederic Chopin. Bohemian provocateur Sand (Judy Davis) is setting Paris ablaze by wearing men's clothing and taking a long line of lovers! But when she first hears the heavenly music of Chopin (Hugh Grant), she vows to stop at nothing - including transforming herself - to capture the heart of the fragile, shy and painfully straight-laced musician! Will this love song ultimately crescendo or will it become one of history's greatest unfinished symphonies?

An exploration of the relationship between writer George Sand and composer Frederic Chopin. Sand who dresses up as a man, becomes enraptured by Chopin (Hugh Grant). Life becomes rather amusing when Sand shows up as an unexpected guest at the royal mansion of the Baron and Baroness d'Antan. Here she encounters not only Chopin and friends Liszt and Delacroix, but lover Felicien Mallefille and the man of her dreams, Alfred de Musset.

Two lovers could never be more different than George Sand and Frederic Chopin, yet they are drawn together by an unnerving bond. A bond that can't be broken, despite the best efforts of those around them.

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"...Merrily and unapologetically contemporary....Davis certainly cuts a lively figure..."-- Janet Maslin, New York Times

"...A witty, upscale romp....The cast is unusually fertile..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars -- Mike Clark, USA Today

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List Price $14.98 (You save $4.49)
Studio 20th Century Fox
Orig Year 1990
DVD Encoding Region 1
All Time Sales Rank   9810  
CD Universe Part number 2421336
Catalog number 1002967
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 19, 2002
Rating PG-13 (MPAA)
Running Time 108 Minutes
Additional Info Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
Movie Details Color; Stereo Sound; Digital Sound; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars One of my favorites!
This movie inspired me to find writings by George Sands ... Hugh Grant is great ... and music superb
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Region 1
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Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.66
Letterbox -
1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Enlish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: U.S. Theatrical Trailer


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