The New York Times – Film:
French critics considered Ridley Scott’s new biopic lazy, pointless, boring, migraine-inducing, too short and historically inaccurate. And that’s just to start.
Category: Bonaparte, Napoleon
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‘Napoleon’ Review: A Lumpy, Grumpy Little Man
The New York Times – Film:
Joaquin Phoenix is oddly mesmerizing as the French emperor in Ridley Scott’s historical epic charting his rise and ruin.
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Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids
The New York Times – Film:
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
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Your Next 10 Steps After Watching the New ‘Napoleon’ Film
The New York Times – Film:
If you want to read his biography, or even see his horse, you can.
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For ‘Napoleon,’ Finishing the Hats
The New York Times – Film:
Inside the creation of one emperor’s famous headwear, as worn by Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s film.
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A 16th-Century French Chateau That Honors a Family’s Histories of Exile
The New York Times – T Magazine:
For centuries, the owners of an ancestral estate have sought to secure within its walls the worlds they lost.