Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
Paris, 1835. Frédéric Chopin is twenty-five and a favourite of Parisian salons, aristocrats and the French king. No important event can take place without him there. We see him during his nighttime escapades and concert afterparties. He’s usually bursting with energy and covers his illness with jokes. His life is ebbing away, but Frédéric keeps on running. He creates his greatest masterpieces, sometimes as commissioned works, and teaches piano for financial reasons. Admired by friends, adored by women. However, as time goes by, Frédéric discovers that the most important thing in his life is music.
written by: Bartosz Janiszewski
director of photography: Michał Sobociński
music: Robot Koch
production design: Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński
costume design: Magdalena Biedrzycka, Justyna Stolarz
make-up: Dariusz Krysiak
sound: Marcin Matlak, Marcin Kasiński, Filip Krzemień
edited by: Piasek & Wójcik
casting by: Marta Kownacka, Cassandra Han, Anne Lise Tomaszewski
cast: Eryk Kulm, Josephine de la Baume, Karolina Gruszka, Maja Ostaszewska, Victor Meutelet, Kamil Szeptycki, Michał Pawlik, Dominika Ostałowska, Martyna Byczkowska, Lambert Wilson, Roxane Le Terier
production: Akson Studio
producers: Michał Kwieciński, Małgorzata Fogel-Gabryś
executive producer: Tomasz Morawski
creative producer: Magdalena Pietrowska
production manager: Marcin Kupiecki
co-produced by: Telewizja Polska, Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu, Canal+ Polska, Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe, EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury, Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, Instytucja Filmowa Silesia Film
co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej and from the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
distributed by: TVP Dystrybucja Filmowa
