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Moderniser, warmonger, despot: Napoléon’s complicated legacy

The historical French leader has captivated imaginations around the globe for centuries as the subject of books, films, songs and poems. As a new biopic directed by Ridley Scott is set to further embellish Napoléon Bonaparte's legend, the reality of his legacy is more complicated.

France 24

Napoleon: the film's fashion tells a story of its own, from cropped hair to ribbon chokers

In his epic historical drama, Ridley Scott depicts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career not only through a military lens but a romantic one, suggesting that Napoleon’s global conquests were driven by a desire to conquer his wife Josephine’s heart.

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When is Napoleon coming to streaming?

The film is coming to Apple TV Plus

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How to watch Napoleon

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Director slams French "Napoleon" critics

“The audience that I showed it to in Paris, they loved it," Scott told the BBC

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“Napoleon” To Stream On AppleTV+

The film reveals the dark past and motives of the French revolutionary.

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'Napoleon' Review: Ridley Scott Reimagines a Tyrant in an Explosively Funny War Epic

Ridley Scott depicts a despot's ambition while taking surprising creative detours. Read Inverse's review of 'Napoleon.'

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Ridley Scott talks Napoleon, historical accuracy, and working with Joaquin Phoenix

Exclusive: Total Film sits down with Ridley Scott to talk taking on Napoleon Bonaparte in his biggest and most challenging film yet

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Travis Head steers Australia to cricket World Cup triumph and the evacuation of Gaza’s largest hospital continues after Israeli raids

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Ridley Scott: 'Movies past three hours... you’ve got to consider the bum ache factor!'

Ahead of his 86th birthday, the legendary director talks venturing into the wine trade, the threat of AI and ‘going downhill at 90mph’ with Joaquin Phoenix for Napoleon

Evening Standard

Napoleon's hat sells for record sum at French auction

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.

Radio France Internationale

Hat worn by Napoleon fetches record €1.9m at Paris auction

Black bicorne hat is one of 20 remaining that once belonged to French emperor, who famously wore them sideways

The Guardian - UK

Signature Napoleon bicorne hat could fetch upwards of €600,000 at auction

One of Napoleon Bonaparte's signature hats goes up for auction on Sunday alongside other personal items in Fontainebleau, outside Paris, and is expected to fetch more than half a million euros.

France 24

One of Napoleon’s signature bicorne hats expected to fetch $650,000 at France auction

Other history-laden items in the sale of industrialist Jean-Louis Noisiez’s collection of Napoleonic memorabilia include a silver plate looted from Napoleon’s carriage after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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One of Napoleon's signature bicorne hats on auction in France could fetch upwards of $650,000

One of the signature broad, black bicorne hats that Napoleon Bonaparte wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe is expected to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at auction

The Guardian - UK

Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again

With Ridley Scott’s epic about to hit screens, there has been renewed discussion about the military leader’s legacy – and film fans can’t wait

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Napoleon’s Ridley Scott Offers Blunt Response To Criticism About Accuracy

Ridley Scott gives his blunt response to critics pointing out Napoleon’s inaccuracies.

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Critics Have Seen Napoleon, See What They’re Saying About Joaquin Phoenix’s Highly Anticipated Biopic

Critics are weighing in on Napoleon, the upcoming historical epic from Ridley Scott starring Joaquin Phoenix.

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Napoleon Review: Ridley Scott’s Ambitious Historical Epic Clearly Has More To Show

Napoleon may divide its audience when it comes to whether it’s a success waiting to happen or a failure that’s just waiting to be confirmed.

Evening Standard

Napoleon movie review: Joaquin Phoenix's frisky French emperor is upstaged by his Josephine

The obvious joke here isn't suitable for a family newspaper but Ridley Scott's stars make this sexy biopic sing

The Independent UK

Napoleon review: Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are perversely watchable in Ridley Scott’s thrilling epic

This is a two-and-a-half-hour spectacle that translates brutal history through Scott’s brawny, cannily modern style

The Independent UK

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Guardian - UK

Obsession, jealousies and Joséphine: has Ridley Scott’s new film captured the real Napoleon?

Love or loathe him, Bonaparte is central to French identity. Good luck to Hollywood in turning existential angst into an epic, says Andrew Hussey

Cinemablend

Napoleon: An Updated Cast List, Including Joaquin Phoenix

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix have reunited for Napoleon, and they're working with an amazing ensemble cast.

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James Burke discusses revival of famous 'Connections' docuseries: Exclusive Q&A

We discuss the revival of the 'Connections' docuseries on Curiosity Stream with science historian James Burke. Brace yourselves for a mind-blowing look at our past, and our future.

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