The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Release: 1999-01-01
·Runtime: 109m
History
Music
Drama
In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the government claiming to have some love letters from the composer to her great-grandmother, the Countess Delfina Potocka.
Cast
Penelope Wilton
as Delfina / Paulina
Roger Hammond
as Schwabe
Valerii Panarin
as Chopin's Father
Paul Rhys
as Chopin
Terence Rigby
as Sydow
John Bird
as 1st Official
John Fortune
as 2nd Official
Peter Woodthorpe
as 3rd Official
Michael Gough
as Doctor
John Shrapnel
as Iwaszkiewicz
Patricia Quinn
as George Sand
Corin Redgrave
as Judge
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Art Gallery Lecturer