Frederic Chopin Biopic From ‘Warsaw 44’ Producer Boarded by Playtime (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Playtime, a Paris-based sales, production and equity investment company, has picked up “Chopin, a Sonata in Paris,” an ambitious biopic of famed composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin hailing from Poland’s leading production banner Akson Studio (“Katyń,” “Warsaw 44”).

Budgeted at $17.5 million, the movie reteams producer-director Michał Kwieciński with the rising Polish actor of “Filip,” Eryk Kulm starring as Chopin.

Lambert Wilson (“The Matrix Resurrections”) stars as King Louis Philippe. “Chopin, a Sonata in Paris” boasts a polished, baroque aesthetic bolstered by a key crew including Michał Sobociński, the cinematographer of the AppleTV+ series “The New Look” producer designer Katarzyna Sobańska, whose credits include the Oscar-nominated film “Cold War.” Penned by Bartosz Janiszewski (“Wataha”), the 19th century-set movie charts Chopin’s journey as a bold, young pianist who left his native Poland at the age of 21 and traveled to Paris where he wielded music’s power like no other. “He is the lifeblood of the city, the romantic soul of its decadent nights.

But when his health collapses and sickness grips him, he understands his days are numbered. Time becomes his adversary, and composition his singular passion.