Overview
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 49 | August 25, 1967 (71) | |
 | 33 | November 23, 1979 (68) | |
 | 32 | October 16, 1989 (77) | |
 | 20 | December 5, 2008 (84) | |
 | 41 | April 25, 1989 (85) | |
 | 45 | December 11, 1967 (68) | |
 | 37 | October 30, 1995 (88) |