Overview

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