Deborah Ross

Wikipedia does more justice to this fascinating story than this film: Chevalier reviewed

A strangely bland biopic of the 18th century French-African virtuoso and composer Joseph Bologne

Violin-off: Kevin Harrison Jr as Joseph Bologne and Joseph Prowen as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Credit: Larry Horricks. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved
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