The film starsKelvin Harrison Jr,Lucy Boyntonand Samara Weaving.
Play violin concerto #5!
Bologne shreds that violin to a standing ovation from the French elite.
Kelvin Harrison Jr in ‘Chevalier’Larry D. Horricks/Searchlight Pictures
The school is supposed to nurture his talent as a violinist and sword fighter.
The winner will perform at the Paris Opera and be crowned the companys director.
After some smooth talking, the musician gets what he needs to win the top spot.
Joseph has a false sense of reality and often conflates perfection with popularity.
He thinks hes loved for his talents when people only value what he can do for them.
Oh well, he learns the hard way not to be so trusting.
The production design by Karen Murphy and costumes by Oliver Garcia are mind-blowingly resplendent.
No detail is left spared to transport the audience back to the height of song, music and revolution.
The way Williams camera maneuvers around Joseph while playing the violin is exquisite.
Even the hair and makeup are tight.
The acting is in top form, but the standouts are Harrison and Boynton.
Harrison is a revelation and gets better with every performance.
He chooses his projects with such care and consideration hes navigating Hollywood on his terms.
Boynton shapes her version of Marie Antionette as the perfect Karen, very much self-absorbed and anti-allyship.
Its her best work to date.
Chevalieris a lesson in what happens when we get in our own way.
Joseph did whatever he wanted to do and paid the price.
He gets dropped by every white person he coveted and this crushes his ego.
That is white supremacy in a nutshell.
