Warsaw 1831: The young music student Frédéric Chopin falls in love with the singer Constantia. When his professor learns that Polish revolutionaries want to persuade Chopin to take part in their uprising, he and Constantia hatch a plan to keep Chopin away from the revolution: Constantia pretends that she no longer loves him, so that Chopin accepts an offer to go to a concert in Paris.
Is it worth it? Honestly, you probably shouldn't watch Abschiedswalzer unless you have a real soft spot for stiff, old-school European dramas. If you love music history or the kind of acting where everyone is constantly looking at the horizon with heavy eyes, you might find something here. Everyone else? You’ll likely ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Géza von Bolváry
Bruno Ziener
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"Is it worth it? Honestly, you probably shouldn't watch Abschiedswalzer unless you have a real soft spot for stiff, old-school European dramas. If you love music history or the kind of acting where everyone is constantly looking at the horizon with heavy eyes, you might find something here. Everyone else? You’ll likely find it as exciting as watching paint dry in a parlor. The whole premise feels a bit like a soap opera from a different century. Chopin is basically being puppeted around by his p..."
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Ernst Marischka, Jacques Théry
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