The verdict
Audiences rate it 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB across 29 votes — a solid score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 113 minutes.
What it is about
Paris, 1835. At twenty-five, Frédéric Chopin is the toast of Parisian salons, adored by the aristocracy and the King. Behind the glamour of nighttime escapades, he conceals an illness with wit and humor. Though time is slipping through his fingers, he refuses to slow down. He composes masterpieces while teaching to make ends meet. Admired by friends and adored by women, Chopin ultimately discovers that amidst the fleeting fame, music is the most important thing in his life.
．Camerimage International Film Festival - Bronze Frog
．Polish Film Awards - Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Production Design
What to expect
Michal Kwieciński’s portrait of Chopin picks up in 1835 Paris, where the 25-year-old composer is fêted by the aristocracy while privately managing tuberculosis with a front of wit. The movie stays close to the daily grind behind the salon glow — teaching to pay bills, writing against the clock — and is less a cradle-to-grave biography than a narrow window into a single, pressured year. Shot in Polish with English and traditional Chinese subtitles, it picked up a Bronze Frog at Camerimage and swept the craft categories at the Polish Movie Awards (sound, costume, makeup, production design), so the period detail carries real texture. The audience score sits at 6.8 from 29 votes, suggesting a respectful rather than rapturous response. In Hong Kong it opens 20 September 2026 in limited venues, runs 113 minutes, and carries a general certificate. No IMAX or premium-format sessions are listed.
Trailer
Cast
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Eryk Kulm
Fryderyk Chopin -
Joséphine de La Baume
George Sand -
Victor Meutelet
Ferenc Liszt -
Lambert Wilson
King Louis Philippe - Theo Grundmann Brechet Carl Fritsch
- Przemysław Kowalski Joseph
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Karolina Gruszka
Delfina Potocka -
Kamil Szeptycki
Julian Fontana -
Michał Pawlik
Jan Matuszyński -
Claudia Fortunato
Matuszyńska - Roxane Le Texier Jane Stirling
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Gabriel Raab
Professor Jenssen -
Clara Eon
- Hugo Cremaschi Vincent
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Maja Ostaszewska
Justyna Krzyżanowska
Crew
- Director Michal Kwieciński
- Director Michał Kwieciński
- Screenplay Bartosz Janiszewski
- Original Music Composer Robot Koch
- Music Frédéric Chopin
- Music Hildur Guðnadóttir
- Director of Photography Michał Sobociński
- Editor Piotr Wójcik
- Editor Bartłomiej Piasek
- Producer Michał Kwieciński
- Executive Producer Tomasz Morawski
- Producer Małgorzata Fogel-Gabryś
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 113 minutes.
- What language and subtitles?
- Polish with English and traditional Chinese subtitles.
- Is it suitable for children?
- It carries a general certificate, but the dialogue-driven pace may not hold younger viewers.
- Any IMAX or premium-format screenings?
- None have been announced for Hong Kong.
