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Impromptu (1990)

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Reviews Counted:14

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Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: An exploration of the relationship between writer George Sand and composer Frederic Chopin. Sand who dresses up as a man, becomes enraptured by Chopin (Hugh Grant). Life becomes rather amusing... An exploration of the relationship between writer George Sand and composer Frederic Chopin. Sand who dresses up as a man, becomes enraptured by Chopin (Hugh Grant). Life becomes rather amusing when Sand shows up as an unexpected guest at the royal mansion of the Baron and Baroness d'Antan. Here she encounters not only Chopin and friends Liszt and Delacroix, but lover Felicien Mallefille and the man of her dreams, Alfred de Musset. [More]

Starring: Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters

Starring: Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Julian Sands, Ralph Brown, Anton Rodgers, Emma Thompson, George Corraface

Director: James Lapine

Director: James Lapine

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Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Anna Massey, who appears fleetingly as Sand's mother, offers a demonstration of how to make an overpoweringly fine impression in only a few minutes' time.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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A rather conventional romantic comedy, with the requisite plot devices to provide obstacles for the would-be lovers, but the story is well told.

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David Conner
David Conner
Apollo Guide

It's mildly funny, mildly dramatic, and well-acted enough.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Despite all this assembled talent, the film stubbornly refuses to come to life.

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Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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All the primary players are wonderful.

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Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Director James Lapine pushes the story to its entertaining fullest, exuding a period-costumed sense of fun.

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Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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A blissfully high-spirited romp about the circle of writers and musicians in 1830s Paris.

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Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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As a salon full of characters, Impromptu provides great fly on the wall fun.

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Kathleen Maher
Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle

A disorganized, confusing but amusing biopic.

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