Tag: Napoleon
Absolute masterpiece from Napoleon director Ridley Scott
A masterpiece cannot be recognized before filming. This also applies to Ridley Scott’s action epic Gladiator, which is on TV today. Actor Russell Crowe wanted to get on a plane…
3 important moments in Napoleon are fictional – but they make Ridley Scott’s war film much better
Star director Ridley Scott has brought the life of the greatest French general to the screen with Napoleon. He took a few liberties with the historical original to make his…
Ridley Scott insulted an entire country because of Napoleon, but now it’s still rushing into the cinema in droves
“The French don’t even like themselves.” Director Ridley Scott uttered this sentence to a journalist from the British BBC a few days ago. The journalist had confronted Scott with the…
Joaquin Phoenix, the man behind the Joker and Napoleon
Joaquin Phoenix was born on October 28, 1974, in San Juan (Puerto Rico). His parents then joined the Children of God sect. His father and mother were indeed very adept…
Release of the film “Napoleon”: “When there is fascination, there is necessarily repulsion and interest”
Ridley Scott’s film Napoleon, which is released in theaters this Wednesday, has already attracted a lot of criticism. The director would have taken liberties with the real life of the…
“Napoleon” by Ridley Scott: “big show” or “crazy biopic”? Critics are very divided
The biopic on the French emperor directed by Ridley Scott was released in cinemas this Wednesday, November 22, 2023. In France, the press is very critical of the film “Napoleon”.…
6 battles tell of the rise of the general Napoleon to emperor
The name Napoleon everyone knows. But how much do we really know about his victories as a general or his relationship with Empress Josephine? Ridley Scott now brings the story…
Criticized for his Napoleon, Ridley Scott has a little message to pass on to the French and historians
In theaters from November 22, 2023, the film “Napoleon” is strongly criticized in France. In an interview, Ridley Scott responded with bite. By tackling one of the monuments of French…
Napoleon’s hat found a buyer at auction! Sold for the highest price ever
The black hat belonging to the former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was sold for 1.9 million euros at the auction held yesterday by Osenat auction house in the town of…
Scott hits back at Napoleon movie
The film has met with mixed reviews. In France, it has been called “very anti-French and very pro-British” in its portrayal of Napoleon, but also “unwittingly funny”. — The French…