Chevalier (2023)

04/20/2023 (IE) • 1h 44m

Music, Drama, History

The true untold story.

Overview

The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne 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 and her court.

Top Billed Cast

Samara Weaving

Marie-Josephine

Lucy Boynton

Marie Antoinette

Minnie Driver

La Guimard

Sian Clifford

Madame de Genlis

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Christoph Gluck

Marton Csokas

Montalembert


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$4,200,000.00

Keywords

biography

marie antoinette

based on true story

violinist

18th century

illegitimate child

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