CEN1-08. Chevalier

USA, Feature Film, 2022, 107 min

…brims with intrigue, romance, and sumptuous music — turning the spotlight on a brilliant Black artist whose legacy has been woefully obscured. Toronto Film Festival

Inspired by the incredible true 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. But an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) and her court changes everything. Screenplay by Stefani Robinson Produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Dianne McGunigle Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Marton Csokas, Alex Fitzalan, and Minnie Driver A SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES RELEASE

Directed by Stephen Williams

Colorado Premiere