BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

greenegg It's been more than 30 years since I had the pleasure of viewing this exquisite Masterpiece Theatre production. Notorious Woman continues to haunt me through the mists of time. The performances seem nothing short of magnificent. Rosemary Harris turns in a bravura performance as the fascinating, enigmatic George Sand, while George Chakiris utterly captivates as Chopin. I could scarcely credit his superb, sensitive handling of this complicated composer. He deteriorates before our eyes. Chakiris' interpretation of Chopin quite eclipses Hugh Grant's excellent Chopin from Impromptu. Jeremy Irons never disappoints, while the rest of the supporting cast also do a phenomenal job. I still remember splendid Georgina Hale as Sand's difficult daughter, Solange, as though it were yesterday. Please, BBC, et. al., release this masterwork on DVD with all speed.

chighberger I remember how wonderful this mini-series was too, and have wanted to see it again. It is a fantastic film about a great artist and personality. Rosemary Harris is perfect as George Sand and the sets and costumes were gorgeous. This is a great, inspiring biography. I urge others who feel the same way to take a few moments now and go to the BBC America website, AND the BBC UK website and to the respective Contact Us page, and tell them you would like the series available on DVD! It amazes me that this great series is sitting in an archive deteriorating and they have not rebroadcast it or released it on video after all these years!

Thomas-Regnier I saw this mini-series on PBS many years ago, and it is still one of my all-time favorites. Rosemary Harris gives a brilliant and touching performance as Aurore Dupin ("George Sand"), and the supporting cast is excellent. Harris won an Emmy for her performance, quite deservedly.The series follows George Sand's life as she struggles against the many obstacles that are placed in her path because she is a woman. She takes to dressing like a man and adopting the pen-name "George Sand" for her writings. The series depicts her friendships/relationships with famous men of her time, including Chopin and Liszt.A thoroughly memorable and moving series. If it is not available on video, I hope it soon will be.

cmskog I'm disappointed that this mini-series about George Sand is not available on DVD/VHS. I was 16 years old when I saw it in 1974 and still remember it vividly (and there aren't many programs/movies that I remember from back then). I thought Rosemary Harris was wonderful...I must admit I don't remember the other characters as well (even Jeremy Irons, who I thought was amazing in "Brideshead Revisited"). I really want to see the series again and want my kids to see it too. I was recently reminded about this film because the Walter's Art Museum (Baltimore) recently had an exhibition; one painting in the exhibit was of George Sand by Delacroix. It is thought that he original painting that depicts both George Sand and Frederic Chopin was cut in half. The Chopin painting is well known and probably the George Sand one less so. I sure hope Notorious Woman is made available and/or shown again on TV.