The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)

10.0/10 109 min History Music Drama

Overview

In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the government claiming to have some love letters from the composer to her great-grandmother, the Countess Delfina Potocka.

Cast

Paul Rhys

Chopin

Penelope Wilton

Delfina / Paulina

John Shrapnel

Iwaszkiewicz

Patricia Quinn

George Sand

Corin Redgrave

Judge

Terence Rigby

Sydow

Roger Hammond

Schwabe

Valerii Panarin

Chopin's Father

John Bird

1st Official

John Fortune

2nd Official

Peter Woodthorpe

3rd Official

Vernon Dobtcheff

Art Gallery Lecturer

Michael Gough

Doctor

Brook Williams

Old Scottish Lord

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