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Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, 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
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I already knew about this guy cause he's in one scene in Coppola's Marie Antoinette and someone did a whole historical tumblr post explaining who he was.
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