Le Mozart Noir (2003)

is a performance documentary on the life and music of Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as “le Mozart noir”. Through the use of historical recreations, archive-based narration and orchestral performances by Tafelmusik Orchestra, the film reveals in detail how such a talent was submerged beneath the waves of history.

Directed by Raymond St-Jean
Produced by Robert Cohen and Shari Cohen for CBC
Production Design Aiden Leroux
Director of Photography Arthur E. Cooper