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Drama which probes the mystery of some pornographic and anti-Semitic letters supposedly sent by Chopin to a lady which came to the surface when the lady's great granddaughter took them to the Polish Authorities in 1945. Also included is an hour-long recital of Chopin's music by Valentina Igoshina who also talks about his work. Read more

Starring	Valentina Igoshina, Paul Rhys, Penelope Wilton
Director	Tony Palmer
Genres	Drama

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The Mystery Of Chopin / The Strange Case Of Delphina Potocka

Starring	Valentina Igoshina, Paul Rhys, Penelope Wilton
Director	Tony Palmer
Studio	ARTHAUS MUSIK
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 47 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Subtitles	DVD: French, German, Spanish
Released	To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 02 Apr 2001

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  Not worth the trouble
  
  Just opening the DVD case is taking too much trouble with this one. This wasn't even good enough to be called 'experimental' - it was just bad.
  
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  - 11 Nov 2006 at 16:09
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  For Chopin lovers
  
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  The account Ms Potocka comes up is apparently not factual. So the whole film is based on a questionable story.
  
  Nevertheless, the film gives thought ... read more »
  
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- - Rainer
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  - Lancaster
  - 02 Mar 2010 at 21:47
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  Mystery of Chopin
  
  This Tony Palmer film I found quite profound and certainly better than some of his other (biopict) movies. I usually restrict myself the watching his classical ... read more »
  
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  - Solihull
  - 22 Nov 2008 at 14:16
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  Strange case indeed
  
  I am at a loss what the film makers were trying to achieve here as we don't learn anything about Chopin's legacy (and there are quite a few inaccuracies... read more »
  
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- - Trionon
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  Drama which probes the mystery of some pornographic and anti-Semitic letters supposedly sent by Chopin to a lady which came to the surface when the lady's great granddaughter took them to the Polish Authorities in 1945. Also included is an hour-long recital of Chopin's music by Valentina Igoshina ...