Chevalier
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The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to celebrated heights in French society as a violinist-composer and fencer, until a falling out with Marie Antoinette's court threatens everything.
Why watch: The forgotten Black Mozart of 18th-century France, finally on screen.
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Cast
Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph
Samara Weaving as Marie-Josephine
Lucy Boynton as Marie Antoinette
Alex Fitzalan as Philippe
Minnie Driver as La Guimard
Sian Clifford as Madame de Genlis
Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Christoph Gluck
Marton Csokas as Montalembert
Alec Newman as Poncet
Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo as Nanon
Jessica Boone as La Arnould
Jim High as George Bologne
Fatou Sohna as Rosie
Sam Barlien as King Louis XVI
Martin Matejcik as Alexander Picard
Crew
Stephen Williams — Director
Stefani Robinson — Writer
Stefani Robinson — Producer
Dianne McGunigle — Producer
Cornelia Burleigh — Producer
Andrew Lowe — Producer
Ed Guiney — Producer
Zahra Phillips — Producer
Jess Hall — Director of Photography
John Axelrad — Editor
Kris Bowers — Original Music Composer
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