Impromptu (1991) - film review
James Lapine
Comedy / Romance / Music

Summary
Impromptu is a British-French comedy romance film first released in 1991,
directed by James Lapine.
The film stars Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters and Julian Sands.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: James Lapine
- Script: Sarah Kernochan
- Photo: Bruno de Keyzer
- Cast: Judy Davis (George Sand), Hugh Grant (Frederic Chopin), Mandy Patinkin (Alfred De Musset), Bernadette Peters (Marie D’Agoult), Julian Sands (Franz Liszt), Ralph Brown (Eugene Delacroix), Georges Corraface (Felicien Mallefille), Anton Rodgers (Duke D’Antan), Emma Thompson (Duchess D’Antan), Anna Massey (George Sand’s Mother), David Birkin (Maurice), Nimer Rashed (Didier), Fiona Vincente (Solange), John Savident (Buloz), Lucy Speed (Young Aurora), Elizabeth Spriggs (Baroness Laginsky), Jezabelle Amato (Innkeeper’s Wife), Claude Berthy (Chopin’s Valet), André Chaumeau (Priest), Nicholas Hawtrey (Philosopher), Isabelle Guiard (Princess), Fernand Guiot (Butler), Sylvie Herbert (Sophie), Annette Milsom (Ursule), Jean-Michel Dagory (Innkeeper), François Lalande (Local Doctor), Ian Marshall de Garnier (Editor), Dale Scott-Giry (Woman at Party), Stuart Seide (Clerk)
- Country: UK / France
- Language: English
- Runtime: 107 min
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