Chevalier

Chevalier (2023) is Stephen Williams' period drama you can watch online on iFILM. Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars as Joseph Bologne, a violin virtuoso and champion fencer in the court of Louis XVI.

Born to an enslaved African woman and a French planter, Bologne claws his way to the top of Parisian society — out-fencing every nobleman and composing music that dazzles the salons. Samara Weaving and Lucy Boynton round out the cast, with Minnie Driver as a venomous opera diva. Then a forbidden romance and a feud with Marie Antoinette threaten to erase everything he built.

The real Bologne led one of Europe's finest orchestras before the Revolution wiped his name from the textbooks. The film hands the composer his voice back, scored with period instruments and real swordplay. If Amadeus is your thing but you want the story they left out of class, this one's for you. Stream Chevalier (2023) online on iFILM.