IMDb plot summary: In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sandsn.
Directed by James Lapine. Stars Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, and Mandy Patinkin.
Impromptu is a period piece primarily centering around the romance between composer Frederic Chopin and writer George Sand. Sometimes I'm very much down for a good period romance, but this one is really a slog. Hugh Grant is a year or two off from really hitting it big as Hollywood's leading man, and he's awkwardly dull and lifeless here. I really want to like Judy Davis as Sand, but her neediness makes the romance so uninteresting. The ups and downs of the different characters start feeling tedious far too early in the film, and it never gets better. There's just not a lot to remember or appreciate about this one, sadly.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 Impromptu (1991)
📊 Ranked #3814/4197 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 9
lost to Happythankyoumoreplease (held at #2098)
lost to Sliding Doors (held at #3151)
lost to Father Brown (held at #3676)
beat Little Miss Marker (#3935 → #3936)
lost to The Battle of Algiers (held at #3805)
beat Mannequin (#3870 → #3871)
beat It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (#3837 → #3838)
beat The Host (#3821 → #3822)
lost to The Haunting (held at #3813)
beat Raid on Rommel (#3817 → #3818)
beat The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (#3815 → #3816)
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