Based on the true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
Based on the true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
(less) Director:
Stephen Williams
Writer:
Stefani Robinson
Starring:
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Boynton, Samara Weaving, Minnie Driver
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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 19, 2023
6 / 10
The creative goal of �Chevalier� is to provide some illumination on the achievements of classical composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. He was a man of extreme talent and confidence, but he was the child of a white aristocrat and a black slave, ushered into a world that had little interest in a public celebration of his achievements. Screenwriter Stefani Robinson and director Stephen Williams don�t deliver a traditional bio-pic with �Chevalier,� instead looking to dissect a short amount of time in his life, where the pressures of conformity collided with the development of rebel
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