Plot
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.
Cast
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Joseph
Samara Weaving
Marie-Josephine
Lucy Boynton
Marie Antoinette
Alex Fitzalan
Philippe
Minnie Driver
La Guimard
Sian Clifford
Madame de Genlis
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Christoph Gluck
Marton Csokas
Montalembert
Alec Newman
Poncet
Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
Nanon
Jessica Boone
La Arnould
Jim High
George Bologne
Crew
Stefani Robinson
Writer
Stephen Williams
Director
Dianne McGunigle
Producer
Stefani Robinson
Producer
Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Zahra Phillips
Producer
Ed Guiney
Producer
Andrew Lowe
Producer
Cornelia Burleigh
Producer
Jess Hall
Director of Photography
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