Finally a biopic about the Guadeloupe composer Chevalier de Saint-George (and promises to be splendid)

It’s a icon of the history of Guadeloupe, however, it was not French cinema that decided to take it to the skies on the screen, but the American studio Century Images.

Chevalier de Saint-Georges will be featured in his biopic, titled Knight. The film will be released in theaters on April 5th 2023… and promises to amaze us.

The trailer of the knight

A virtuoso from Guadeloupe

Fortunately, biopics serve to brush up on the history of characters sometimes shunned by great national stories, such as Joseph Bologne de Saint-George.

Born in 1745 in the French Caribbean, De Saint-Georges was the illegitimate child of an African slave and owner of a French plantation. He has reached the heights of French society, dazzling both of them like violinist, composer, conductor and as a sample fencing. The racist attacks he was undergoing, an unhappy romance with a French noblewoman and a quarrel with Marie Antoinette and her court led to her untimely downfall.

A five-star cast

To bring this fantastic to the screen social, musical and romantic epicwe can count on director Stephen Williams, to whom we owe the production of episodes of excellent series such as Homocide, Lost or look at the men.

The script is also in good hands as it is written by Stefani Robinson, known for her work on the series. Atlanta by Donald Glover or even Fargo. Launched into a dazzling career at just 28 yearsthe young Kelvin Harrison Jr., seen in 12 years a slave, wavesWhere is it Elvis it will slip into Chevalier’s skin. She will play alongside Minnie Driver and Lucy Boynton. Patience and see you in the cinemas April 2023 !

Feature Image Credit: © 20th Century Studios.