CHEVALIER Q&A | TIFF 2022

“The team behind CHEVALIER in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Featuring a dynamic performance from Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves), this opulent historical drama — brimming with intrigue, romance, and sumptuous music — turns the spotlight on a brilliant Black artist whose legacy has been woefully obscured. The 47th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8 to 18, 2022. For more, visit . Featuring a magnetic performance from Kelvin Harrison Jr. (TIFF ’19’s Waves; TIFF ’19 Rising Star), this opulent historical drama, brimming with intrigue, romance, and sumptuous music, turns the spotlight on a brilliant Black composer and violinist whose legacy has been woefully obscured. Chevalier opens with an audacious bang, as Joseph Bologne (Harrison) interrupts a Paris concert conducted by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and makes a dramatic impression on the preening genius and his fancy, 18th-century audience. From ther