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 her court. Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
A film about an underappreciated virtuoso deserves to be better than average.| Read in full: Chevalier film review We Love Cinema
The Lock, Stock director stamps down on a lot of his usual flourishes for an earnest war movie about brotherhood and honour
The first entry since 2018 is one of the worst studio films in recent memory, a towering anti-blockbuster that's rotten to the core
The cult director's 1988 film brings his trademark subversiveness into the mainstream through its deft exploration of music history
With its haphazard structure and dull framing device, Annette Apon's biography of Leonie Brandt is made unnecessarily confusing
Adam Solomons talks to the Ukrainian director about his Cannes hit and how even a non-political film can be bastardised by war
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
