Volker Schlöndorff	...	(Director)
Marguerite Yourcenar, Jutta Brückner	...	(Writer)
Margarethe von Trotta	...	Sophie de Reval
Matthias Habich	...	Erich von Lhomond
Rüdiger Kirschstein	...	Conrad de Reval
Marc Eyraud	...	Doctor Paul Rugen
Bruno Thost	...	Chopin
Frederik von Zichy	...	Franz von Aland
Valeska Gert	...	Aunt Praskovia
Mathieu Carrière	...	Volkmar von Plessen

Summary: A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster.