Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Letterboxd · 21 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.5
Box office
12%of its budget back
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $35 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for music movies
typical 106104Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 70 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+60Released
2023
April 20, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
MusicDramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- Ireland
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for sexual content and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Kelvin Harrison Jr.Joseph
Samara WeavingMarie-Josephine
Lucy BoyntonMarie Antoinette
Alex FitzalanPhilippe
Minnie DriverLa Guimard
Sian CliffordMadame de Genlis
Henry Lloyd-HughesChristoph Gluck
Marton CsokasMontalembert
Alec NewmanPoncet
Ronkẹ AdékoluẹjoNanon
Jessica BooneLa Arnould
Jim HighGeorge Bologne- FSFatou SohnaRosie
- SBSam BarlienKing Louis XVI
- MMMartin MatejcikAlexander Picard
Ben BradshawLa Bossiere
Joseph ProwenWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directing · 3
- Stephen Williams Director
- Richard L. Fox First Assistant Director
- Julija Mickėnaitė Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Stefani Robinson Writer, Producer
Production · 13
- Peter Oberth Executive Producer
- Ed Guiney Producer
- Dianne McGunigle Producer
- Andrew Lowe Producer
- Cornelia Burleigh Producer
- Zahra Phillips Producer
Camera · 4
- Jess Hall Director of Photography
- Geoffrey Haley "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Stepan Krizek Grip
- Martin Matiášek "B" Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- John Axelrad Editor
- Yvan Lucas Colorist
Sound · 11
- Kris Bowers Original Music Composer
- Greg Hedgepath Supervising Sound Editor
- Bobbi Banks Supervising Sound Editor
- Alexandra Fehrman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- David Aaron Brun Sound Effects Editor
- Richard Weingart Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 9
- Karen Murphy Production Design
- Adam O'Neill Supervising Art Director
- Frantisek Weber Supervising Art Director
- Daniel Vaclavik Assistant Art Director
- Tomas Kratochvila Assistant Art Director
- Gem Randall Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Oliver Garcia Costume Design
- Brittany Jamison-Lackey Makeup Artist
- Ana Cuerda Costume Supervisor
- Roo Maurice Makeup & Hair
- Charlene Williams Makeup Artist
- Attila Végh Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Neil Impey Visual Effects Supervisor
- Maria Saade Visual Effects Producer
- Amelie Poitras Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Kriz David Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Justin Riemer Stunt Coordinator
- David Lištván Stunt Coordinator
- Lucie Pankhurst Choreographer
- Martin Matejcik Utility Stunts
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