Impromptu (1991)


Impromptu
Release Date12 April 1991
US Box Office$4,000,000
GenreComedy, Romance, Music
CountryUK
France
Filming LocationsChâteau des Briottières, Champigné, Maine-et-Loire, France
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor

Impromptu is a 1991 movie, based on a screenplay written by Sarah Kernochan, directed by James Lapine, produced by Daniel A. Sherkow and Stuart Oken, and starring Hugh Grant as Chopin and Judy Davis as George Sand. This movie was rated PG-13 by the MPAA. Impromptu won the award as Audience Favorite at the Houston WorldFest Film Festival and was broadcast on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre (1993). The film was shot entirely on location in France as a British production by an American company. The main location used was at the Chateau des Briottières outside of Angers in the Loire Valley.


Cast and Crew


Cast

George Sand, Aurora

Frederic Chopin

Alfred De Musset

Marie D'Agoult

Franz Liszt

Eugene Delacroix

Felicien Mallefille

Anton Rodgers
Duke D'Antan

Duchess D'Antan

George Sand's Mother

David Birkin
Maurice

Nimer Rashed
Didier

Fiona Vincente
Solange

Young Aurora

Baroness Laginsky

Jezabelle Amato
Innkeeper's Wife

Claude Berthy
Chopin's Valet

André Chaumeau
Priest

Nicholas Hawtrey
Philosopher

Isabelle Guiard
Princess

Fernand Guiot
Butler

Sylvie Herbert
Sophie

Annette Milsom
Ursule

Jean-Michel Dagory
Innkeeper

François Lalande
Local Doctor

Ian Marshall De Garnier
Editor

Dale Scott-Giry
Woman at Party

Stuart Seide
Clerk

Director

James Lapine
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Producer

Jean Nachbaur
executive producer

Stuart Oken
producer

Daniel A. Sherkow
producer

Cinematographer

Bruno de Keyzer
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Editor

Michael Ellis
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Art Director

Gérard Daoudal
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Anne Seibel
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Costume Designer

Jenny Beavan
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Makeup Department

Christiane Berroyer
hair stylist

Jean-Pierre Berroyer
hair stylist

Fabienne Bressan
hair stylist

Cédric Gérard
makeup artist

Dominique Plez
makeup artist

Denis Poulain
wig maker

Jean-Luc Russier
makeup artist

Production Manager

Patrick Gordon
unit manager

Suzanne Wiesenfeld
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Vincent Lascoumes
second assistant director

Bernard Seitz
first assistant director

Art Department

Michel Guérin
head carpenter

Josette Jover
drapery

Guy Montbillard
propman

Gilbert Piéri
propman

Patrick Veron
construction foreman

Albert Wiss
head painter

Sound Department

Kevin Beirne
assistant dialogue editor

Paul Bertault
dubbing mixer

Louise de Champfleury
dialogue editor

Peter Glossop
production sound mixer

Laura Harrison
assistant sound effects editor

Michel Klochendler
sound effects editor

Grethe Mitchell
dialogue editor

Gadou Naudin
assistant foley artist

Julien Naudin
foley artist

Steve O'Brien
boom operator

Jacques Thomas-Gérard
sound re-recording mixer, dubbing mixer

Dorothee Veron
assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects

Gilbert Piéri
special effects

Visual Effects

Daniel Marchetti
opticals

Stunts

Joëlle Baland
stunts

Mario Luraschi
stunt coordinator

Leslie Rain
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Philippe Brun
camera operator

Elie Ferszt
electrician

Gil Fontbonne
grip

Charlie Freess
key grip

Jean-Yves Freess
grip

Michel LeFrançois
gaffer

Jean-Marie Leroy
still photographer

Denis Moncel
electrician

Jean-Hugues Oppel
assistant camera

Philippe Peyraud
electrician

Dominique Pinto
assistant camera

Gérard Sionneau
generator operator

Nicolas Sommermeyer
grip

Jackson Stricanne
grip

Casting Department

Joyce Gallie
casting: UK

John S. Lyons
casting: USA

Françoise Menidrey
casting: France

Jacqueline Perpere
extras casting

Trisha Twomey
casting: USA

Sally Wignall
assistant casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Florence Andraca
dresser

Pippa Cleator
assistant costume designer

Nathalie Doux
dresser

Elsa Soustre
wardrobe mistress

Robert Worley
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Anne De Montangon
first assistant editor

Martine Mory
assistant editor

Music Department

Roger Berthier
music contractor

Anne De Montangon
music editor

Alex Steyermark
associate music supervisor

John Strauss
music arranger, music supervisor

Chris Walker
conductor, orchestrator

Other Crew

Valérie Arlaud
trainee

Mary Bailey
technical advisor

Kate Barton
public relations, unit publicist

Clifford De Spenser
dialogue coach

Cathy Dutheil
production secretary

Daniel Marchetti
title designer

Ick-Choo Moon
piano instructor

Philippe Scieux
piano instructor

Yonty Solomon
piano instructor

Joan Washington
dialogue coach

Blanche Wiesenfeld
production coordinator

Production Company

C.L.G. Films
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Governor Productions
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Les Films Ariane
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Sovereign Pictures
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Distributor

Sovereign Pictures

Hemdale Film

Cannon Tuschinski Film Distribution

Excelsior Films

Finnkino Oy

Hemdale Home Video

LK-TEL Vídeo

Les Films Ariane

MGM Home Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Miscellaneous

Completion Bond Company
completion bond

Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)
public relations






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