Chopin: Desire for Love is an intense portrayal of the famed Polish composer, Fryderyk Chopin and his passionate yet painful relationship with the flamboyant feminist Aurora Dupin, aka George Sand, and her children.
The composer Frédéric Chopin (Piotr Adamczyk) is entering a fruitful period musically, with expectations that moving to Paris will inspire him further. However, when he arrives in the city, he is met with general indifference — in no small part due to an outbreak of cholera. Chopin’s fortunes change for the better when he encounters Amantine Dupin (Danuta Stenka), who writes novels under the pseudonym George Sand, but their affair is constantly undercut by their egos and artistic ambitions.
Set approximately 1837 – 1847 in the Victorian era.
Starring Jadwiga Baranska, Piotr Adamczyk, Danuta Stenka.
In Polish with English subtitles.
Rated R for sexuality.
Note: This is “a deeply muddled love letter to the maestro.” (Filmcritic.com) but you may want to watch it for the role of George Sand “Played with intelligence and passion by Danuta Stenka, the strong-willed novelist struggles to balance the needs of her frail and temperamental lover against those of her high-spirited daughter, who worships Chopin for his genius, and her oedipally challenged son, who hates him for it.” – Chicago Reader