Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2022
Chevalier (2022 film)
Buy Chevalier (2022 film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Chevalier' is a 2022 biographical film directed by Stephen Williams and written by Stefani Robinson, based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges who is played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. The film also stars Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, and Minnie Driver and is set to be distributed by Searchlight Pictures. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022.
Plot
The rise and downfall of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a French-Caribbean violinist and composer (sometimes referred to by the nickname "Black Mozart") who rose to fame through his musical prodigy. But after falling out with Marie Antoinette and a complicated love life, Saint-Georges finds himself falling down a French society he was once at the top of.
Cast
* Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
* Samara Weaving as Marie-Josephine
* Lucy Boynton as Marie Antoinette
* Minnie Driver as La Guimard
* Alex Fitzalan as Philippe
Production
On June 30, 2020, it was announced that Searchlight Pictures had bought a feature pitch from 'Atlanta's Stefani Robinson for 'Chevalier de Saint-Georges', a biopic about the musician of the same name, with Stephen Williams attached to direct. On March 31, 2021, it was announced that Kelvin Harrison Jr. was cast in the lead role of Saint-Georges. On July 8, 2021, Samara Weaving joined the cast as the female lead. The following month, Lucy Boynton and Minnie Driver were added to the main cast, with Alex Fitzalan cast in a supporting role and the film's title shortened to 'Chevalier'.
Principal photography began on September 7, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic and filming ended in November 2021.
Release
It had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022.
References
Buy Chevalier (2022 film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2022