The new historical drama film Chevalier follows Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), a real-life violinist and composer who rose to prominence as a musical prodigy in France. Bologne was the child of a slave and a slave owner. As a free man of color, he attended an all-white arts school where he learned how to play and write music. He was the earliest European musical artist of African descent to receive widespread recognition for his work, receiving the title of Chevalier from Marie Antoinette as one of the court’s respected artists.

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