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, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) herself and her court.
Searchlight Pictures presents, a Stephen Williams film, CHEVALIER, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver, Sian Clifford, Alex Fitzalan and Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo. Directed by Stephen Williams, the film is written by Stefani Robinson and produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe at Element Pictures, Stefani Robinson, and Dianne McGunigle. Production designer Karen Murphy, director of photography Jess Hall, composer Michael Abels, costume designer Oliver García, editor John Axelrad and set decorator Lotty Sanna round out the production team.
More than 200 years later, the triumph of the Chevalier’s life, for so long erased, finally has a chance to be historically recognized, acknowledged and celebrated.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. is CHEVALIER With Samara Weaving as Marie-Josephine; Lucy Boynton as Marie Antoinette and Minnie Driver as La Guimard
Directed by Stephen Williams
Written by Stefani Robinson
