Napoléon
(2003)
Regisseur:
Max Gallo, Yves SimoneauSchauspieler:
Anouk Aiméée, Claudio Amendola, Ennio Fantastichini, Guillaume DepardieuVon den Engländern im Exil festgesetzt, von ehemaligen Getreuen verraten und verkauft und vor der Welt als Größenwahnsinniger lächerlich gemacht, verbringt Napoléon Bonaparte 1816 seine letzten Tage auf der Atlantikinsel St. Helena. Hier erzählt der ehemals mächtigste Mann der bekannten Welt, gefürchteter Feldherr und selbstgekrönter Kaiser, der 14-jährigen Betzy die Geschichte seines Lebens. Eine unglaubliche Geschichte vom Aufstieg eines jungen unbedeutenden korsischen Soldaten zum Herrscher über den europäischen Kontinent, von Feldzügen und politischen Intrigen, von großen Liebschaften und verhängnisvollen Affären, von glorreichen Siegen und vernichtenden Niederlagen. Es ist eine atemberaubende Geschichte, die die Welt für immer veränderte...
For the first time ever, Napoleon the man and legend is depicted on screen in all of his facets: as a man of human needs and desires, strengths and weaknesses; as a soldier, politician and visionary who raised himself above his fellow mortals and transformed himself into a myth. "Napoleon" sweeps away the pathos of previous portrayals and presents its subject in all of his complexity and contradictions. It provokes questions and challenges common assumptions. It paints a portrait of Napoleon that respects the facts and depicts him as a man whose life can still move and inspire all of us today. This 4 part mini-series won the 2003 EMMY AWARD for outstanding costumes, along with 6 further nominations.
For the first time ever, Napoleon the man and legend is depicted on screen in all of his facets: as a man of human needs and desires, strengths and weaknesses; as a soldier, politician and visionary who raised himself above his fellow mortals and transformed himself into a myth. "Napoleon" sweeps away the pathos of previous portrayals and presents its subject in all of his complexity and contradictions. It provokes questions and challenges common assumptions. It paints a portrait of Napoleon that respects the facts and depicts him as a man whose life can still move and inspire all of us today. This 4 part mini-series won the 2003 EMMY AWARD for outstanding costumes, along with 6 further nominations.