

Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
2025-10-10 · 114 min · ★ 6.7
He is the talk of the town, the most romantic figure of decadent Parisian nights. When his lungs start bleeding, Chopin knows his days are numbered. Composing becomes his only obsession. The ticking clock rushes him to revolutionize music.
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- Directors
- Michał Kwieciński
- Production companies
- Akson Studio, Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu, Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe, Telewizja Polska, CANAL+ Polska, Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, Silesia Film, EC1 Łódź, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury, Neue Visionen
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Eryk KulmFryderyk Chopin
Joséphine de la BaumeGeorge Sand
Victor MeuteletFerenc Liszt
Lambert WilsonKing Louis Philippe
Karolina GruszkaDelfina Potocka
Kamil SzeptyckiJulian Fontana
Michał PawlikJan Matuszyński
Claudia FortunatoMatuszyńska
Gabriel RaabProfessor Jenssen
Clara Eon
Maja OstaszewskaJustyna Krzyżanowska
Grzegorz Damięcki
Masza WągrockaLudwika
Dominika OstałowskaMadame Wodzińska
Martyna ByczkowskaMaria Wodzińska
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