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Chevalier (Marquee Screening)
Directed by Stephen Williams
United States
2022
107 mins


Inspired by the incredible story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer. His story includes an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) herself and her court.
