Fréderic Chopin is in love with his neighbor Constantia, but leaves her to go to Paris. George Sand notices him and launches the brilliant composer.
Is this for you? If you like movies that feel like they were pulled out of a time capsule—complete with all the dust and slightly stiff acting—you might enjoy La chanson de l'adieu. If you need pacing that moves faster than a polite stroll, skip this one. It's not trying to be a modern blockbuster. It’s essentially a ...
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Albert Valentin
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"Is this for you? If you like movies that feel like they were pulled out of a time capsule—complete with all the dust and slightly stiff acting—you might enjoy La chanson de l'adieu. If you need pacing that moves faster than a polite stroll, skip this one. It's not trying to be a modern blockbuster. It’s essentially a melodrama about Frédéric Chopin being torn between two women and his own ego. You’ve got the sweet neighbor Constantia and the intense, famous George Sand. It’s exactly the kind of..."
Jean Servais
Ernst Marischka, Jacques Natanson
Germany
1929 · IMDb —
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