The title character in this British historical miniseries was 19th century French novelist Aurore Dupin (1804-1876), who wrote under the
nom de plume of George Sand. Audaciously adopting male clothing and scandalizing her contemporaries by talking and behaving in a mannish fashion, George Sand also conducted several high-profile romances with members of the opposite sex. Much of the series' running time was given over to the heroine's torrid nine-year affair with Polish composer Frederick Chopin. Although American actors
Rosemary Harris (who won an Emmy Award for her performance) and
George Chakiris starred as Sand and Chopin, the rest of the cast was largely comprised of Britons, including
Alan Howard as novelist Prosper Merimee and
Jeremy Irons as composer
Franz Liszt. First telecast by the BBC in 1974, the four-part Notorious Woman was seen in America via the PBS anthology
Masterpiece Theatre beginning November 16, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide