In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.
Composer Frédéric Chopin (Hugh Grant) is living in France, and his health is slowly deteriorating. Author Baroness Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin (Judy Davis), who writes under the name George Sand, admires Chopin from afar and makes plans to meet the composer. After being advised to stay away from Chopin, Sand shows up at a party he is attending and observes his fragile health. While Chopin tries to resist Sand, he is intrigued by a love letter written by an unknown admirer.
George Sand, whose real name was Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, became famous for taking a man’s name, wearing trousers, and smoking cigars in public. That would hardly get her into the papers today, but during her lifetime (1804-1876) she was one of the most famous women in the world, and her simple refusal to “act like a woman” helped set the stage for the women’s revolution that is still underway. – Roger Ebert
“A celebration of romantic love.”
Starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters and Emma Thompson.
Rated PG-13.