EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) is joining Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving and Lucy Boynton in Searchlight Pictures biopic Chevalier.The Favourite outfit Element Pictures are behind the true-story period film about Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner.
St. Georges rose to improbable heights in 18th century French society as a world famous fencer and celebrated violinist-composer, only to face an abrupt downfall after an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.Driver will take on the role of La Guimard, a favorite dancer of Queen Marie Antoinette who took exception to the Chevalier’s rise.Stephen
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