Le Chevalier de Saint-George (DVD) : the enlightened violinist / a film by Martin Mirabel ; produced by François Duplat & Adrien Castello ; a co-production Bel Air Media & BFM Grand Lille.
Title from disc label. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021. Wide screen (16:9). Bonus features: Concert by Julien Chauvin, Quatuor Cambini-Paris and Magali Léger. Julien Chauvin, Magali Leger.
Summary:
An emancipated slave, the Chevalier de Saint-George managed to elevate himself to the highest spheres of the Enlightened eighteenth-century French society, thanks to his incredible accomplishments as a fencer, horseman, and musician. From the Guadeloupe where he was born to Paris and Versailles where he made a name for himself, to Lille that he defended against the royalists during the French Revolution, he quickly became one of the most important characters in both the musical and the military scenes. Through his compositions, testimonies from specialists, and secrets shared by some of his best interprets, this film narrates his extraordinary adventures.
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