Chopin: Desire For Love
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Movie Reviews of Chopin: Desire For Love
Movie Review: Chopin, simply a great movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
finally, this DVD is here on Amazon. simply a great movie.
please buy it or see it, if only to hear the astonishing 57 pieces of Chopin's great piano music, it will leave you breathless.....you will know most of the music by heart.
Chopin: Desire for Love is directed by the famous Oscar nominated Polish director, Jerzy Antczak (best foreign movie- Nights and Days, Noce i Dnie, 1974), currently professor at UCLA.
the music is sublime, played by the famous polish pianist one and only- Janusz Olejniczak, winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Olejniczak also played piano in The Roman Polanski movie, 'the Pianist', playing piano for Szpilman. wasn't he amazing? just like in the Pianist here you will hear simply the best piano works by Chopin played by a legend. only here you will hear different works by Chopin....some of it fun, like when we see Chopin playing with his puppy, very cute, :)
if you loved the other Chopin movie, 'Impromptu' with Hugh Grant, you will find this movie equally engaging.
i only wish that the historical events were better presented in the movie. not all people today understand what Europe was like in the early 19th century. but, the director gives us some credit for our own intelligence and does not bore us with facts but instead creates a movie about Chopin and Sand's 'Desire' for love.
i am so happy that this movie is available here for general distribution along with other movies about great composers such as Mozart or Beethoven. Chopin deserves to be remembered by a great movie. thanks to Jerzy and Barbara Antczak for giving us this masterpiece.
Movie Review: Often Rewatched/Listened to by Me
Summary: 5 Stars
I own most of the major videos celebrating major pianists - from the 1940's Katherine Hepburn portrayal of Clara Schumann to this 2002 Polish production. There are two that I frequently rewatch (at least my favorite scenes/music) and they are Amadeus and Chopin: Desire for Love.
I lent this Chopin movie to my piano teacher from the Peabody Institute (America's oldest world-class music conservatory), a concert pianist on three continents. She was a major student of Laires who studied under Philip who studied under Mathias who was Chopin's most famous student. She missed the credits then asked me, "Who played the music for that movie? Those were excellent performances played the way I was taught Chopin wanted them played."
Most of the piano music is played by a prize winner of the great Warsaw International Chopin Competition and other instruments are played by world class artists including cellist Yo Yo Ma.
There is a lot of Chopin music in the film, sometimes as background music or sometimes as the focus of a scene. There are several interspective moments where two or three minutes of beautiful music play continuously - including a scene where Franz Liszt plays Chopin's "Revolutionary Etude".
The Chopin: Desire for Love storyline has weak moments but flows well and is relatively historically accurate (I read Chopin biographies/letters extensively and play Chopin on the piano) and the acting is excellent. The characters are refreshingly believable and not simply the lineup of gorgeous models Hollywood seems to believe are required for leading roles these days. The costumes and scenery are top notch.
Movie Review: It finally arrived! The waiting was all worthwhile.
Summary: 5 Stars
After so many musical biographies being made to the big screen, a film about Chopin was long over due. Now it finally has arrived. And the waiting was all worthwhile.
Chopin: Desire for Love is an exquisite film about Chopin's life. Chopin's music is played throughout the film and the director's musical selection for each scene is most appropriate and touching. The entire cast, all Polish, is great. Piotr Adamczyk as Chopin is fantastic. In the second half of the film, his portrayal of a lonely and ailing Chopin just breaks your heart. The story is very close to history. I'm a huge fan of Chopin and have read every version of his biography that I could get my hands on. Many scenes are based on true stories, including some of the dialogues and letters quoted. Chopin and George Sand's last meeting in the film is almost identical to what actually happened, according to many Chopin's biographies. The part about Chopin and Solange, George Sand's daughter, is a little further than the truth. Still, this is the closest version to Chopin's life, compared with Impromptu and A Song to Remember.
The film runs 134 minutes long and you just don't want it to end. It is made with limited budget, but completely satisfying for its story, music and fine acting.
Movie Review: A Feast for eyes and ears
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie may seem long to some, but the cinematography is exquisite, the music is glorious,performed by the likes of Emmanuel Ax and Yo-Yo MA
among other virtousi, I truly enjoyed this movie in spite of some historical inaccuracies.
If you enjoy beautiful cinema, do not miss this one.
...and the price!! Just barely a few pennies more than a cup of coffe at Starbucks.
It is in English with optional Spanish subtitles, but beware, it is a very poor translation.
Movie Review: Art (and truth) do not apologize
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like the honesty of foreign films, you will like this one. It is in English, but produced by a Polish film company. There are some strange edits and it could be mixed a little better, but the story is exquisite and the actors are believable. I really like the Parisian street scenes and the salon scenes. Was absolutely delighted to see Baroness Rothschild in the story. I found the film, overall, to be much more authentic in the telling of Chopin's life than Impromptu.