Chevalier

Director: Stephen Williams, Cast: Kevin Harrison, Jr. Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, English language, PG-13

Inspired by the incredible true 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) and her court. “A film that bows to “Bridgerton,” while lacing its intrigue with contemporary racial-cultural wounds.” —New York Times