Lambert Wilson to Star as King Louis Philippe in ‘Chopin, Chopin!’: ‘I Live With His Music’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga Lambert Wilson will play King Louis Philippe in Michał Kwieciński’s upcoming drama “Chopin, Chopin!” about composer Frédéric Chopin. “I’ve always adored Chopin,” Wilson told Variety. “I live with his music and the music of Liszt, and I’ve always been fascinated by the Romantic era in Europe.
Particularly in France, with this connection between writers and musicians [revolving] around the character of George Sand.” According to Lambert, the film’s script — written by Bartosz Janiszewski — gives an “accurate and very touching” vision of the last part of the composer’s life.
Chopin died in 1849. “It alternates between lavish court scenes, where French King Louis Philippe [played by Lambert] will appear both flippant and distressed, and intimate moments, showing the solitude of this artist and his eventual descent into illness and death,” the actor adds.
Chopin will be played by Eryk Kulm, who will also perform the composer’s music in the film. “Lambert Wilson was my dream choice for the role from the very beginning, and it actually worked out!
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