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.
Director and cast
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph
- Samara Weaving as Marie-Josephine
- Lucy Boynton as Marie Antoinette
- Alex Fitzalan as Philippe
- Minnie Driver as La Guimard
- Sian Clifford as Madame de Genlis
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Christoph Gluck
- Marton Csokas as Montalembert
- Alec Newman as Poncet
- Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo as Nanon
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