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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 441827" data-attributes="member: 8">Impromptu (1991)[ATTACH=full]59257[/ATTACH]I don&#039;t think I was looking for yet another British costume drama from the 1980s or 1990s, but the cast seemed impressive enough to give it a try - and they did not disappoint.Even though it&#039;s sort of a romcom version of the Merchant-Ivory catalogue I still found it funnier than I expected it to be, but also sweet and convincingly dramatic when it mattered.To me, the highlight of the film was Emma Thompson in the role of the culture-hungry Duchess, a terrific comedic performance.Judy Davis is the total Girlboss long before that became a problematic character in fiction, and Hugh Grant&#039;s coiffure has never looked better.Bernadette Peters complements the goings-on with her trademark cackle.One of the things that fascinated me was that Chopin was trying to create the perfect spontaneity in one of his works. It seems rather paradoxical to me although I&#039;m sure he pulled it off, eventually.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 441827, member: 8"] Impromptu (1991) [ATTACH type="full"]59257[/ATTACH] I don't think I was looking for yet another British costume drama from the 1980s or 1990s, but the cast seemed impressive enough to give it a try - and they did not disappoint. Even though it's sort of a romcom version of the Merchant-Ivory catalogue I still found it funnier than I expected it to be, but also sweet and convincingly dramatic when it mattered. To me, the highlight of the film was Emma Thompson in the role of the culture-hungry Duchess, a terrific comedic performance. Judy Davis is the total Girlboss long before that became a problematic character in fiction, and Hugh Grant's coiffure has never looked better. Bernadette Peters complements the goings-on with her trademark cackle. One of the things that fascinated me was that Chopin was trying to create the perfect spontaneity in one of his works. It seems rather paradoxical to me although I'm sure he pulled it off, eventually. [/QUOTE]

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