Frederic Chopin – The Wind Has Blown Me Here
(29 min; 1969; DVD; b/w; English subtitles)
Director: Stanislaw Grabowski
This biographical film follows Chopin’s life from the time the composer left Poland in 1830 until his death in Paris in 1849. Juxtaposing etchings and drawings from the period with contemporary views, the commentary uses Chopin’s memoirs and letters, diary entries of his contemporaries and reviews of the great pianist’ concerts
Memories of Warsaw’s Chopin Piano Competitions
(56 min; 1996; DVD; b/w & colour; English subtitles)
Director: Maria Kwiatkowska
Opening with a brief biographical sketch of the composer, the film uses rare archival footage to present the history of the competition which in it’s hey days grew to become one of the world’s most prestigious and highly valued competitions.
European
Union Film Festival
Polish Film
"Chopin Desire for Love" featured in the EU film festival 2010 in Goa,
Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi from 24 April to 20th June, 2010.
Award winning Polish filmmaker Jerzy Antczak directed this historical
drama which focuses on the meeting of two remarkable minds. Fryderyk
Chopin (Piotr Adamczyk) was earning a reputation as both a music
genius and an imperious, self-important man when he met Aurore Dupin (Danuta
Stenka), a beautiful but strong-willed woman who wrote about issues of
gender equality under the
pen name
of George Sand. Chopin and Dupin entered into a passionate but
volatile love affair, and their affection for one another was tempered
by Chopin's arrogance and Dupin's unwillingness to compromise. The
soundtrack for Chopin: Desire for Love includes performances of
Chopin's music from Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, and other noted classical
artists.