Tag: Napoleon
Will you be better than Napoleon III at the most feared dictation in the world?
Mérimée’s dictation is perceived as the most difficult in the French language. To the point that Napoleon III made 75 mistakes. Grab your pens! Believe it or not, there was…
Two precious pistols of Napoleon I sold at auction for 1.69 million euros
Considered “national treasures” in France, two pistols that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte were sold at auction on Sunday, July 7 for the sum of 1.69 million euros. The identity of…
why Napoleon was angry with the spelling – L’Express
I admit it: these are the kind of scenes that, in a historical film, annoy me to no end. In general, everything is worked out down to the smallest detail:…
the fault of… Napoleon III – L’Express
If New Caledonia is where it is, it is neither the fault of Rousseau and Voltaire, but of Napoleon III, who, in 1863, wanted to establish a new penal colony…
Acting legend totally destroys Napoleon star
Was British actor Brian Cox always so harsh? Or has his toxic Succession series character Logan Roy rubbed off on him? If you don’t know him from the acclaimed HBO…
Brigitte Bardot, Che, Napoleon… The exhibition that questions our icons – L’Express
What connects Christ to Che, Joan of Arc to Marilyn Monroe, Napoleon to Diego Maradona…? Their iconic status, responds the Image Museum of Epinal (Vosges), which has looked at the…
Huge war epic for home cinema: Streaming start of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon revealed at no additional cost
Napoleon Bonaparte will soon fight for the honor of France on Apple TV+. After the war epic Napoleon was released in cinemas at the end of last year and can…
You can stream Ridley Scott’s war epic Napoleon at home tomorrow (!)
With films like Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven, Ridley Scott has long since established himself as a director of bombastic battle blockbusters. Most recently, his latest 158-minute epic Napoleon about…
Harsh criticism of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon
Ridley Scott knows exactly how to bring a monumental film to the big screen. After all, he has done this very successfully several times throughout his career, from Gladiator to…
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a naughty slut, but the controversial decision makes the film 100 times better
Napoleon (Joaquin Phoenix), mumbling like an infant, shuffles into the chambers of his wife Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby) and begs her for sex in front of her maids. He whines until…