Monsieur N.
– This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a rem..
This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of the island's overzealous governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
12 Feb 2003
French, English, Corsican
Antoine de Caunes
René Manzor (scenario), Pierre Kubel (original idea), René Manzor (dialogue)
Philippe Torreton, Richard E. Grant, Jay Rodan, Elsa Zylberstein
How can Napoleon, the man of war and pioneering military strategist, meekly accept being locked up on a storm-lashed rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean? What system of defence, and thus of attack, can he dream up to loosen his jailers' grip? On Saint Helena, the far-flung island chosen by his enemies, Napoleon fights a mysterious battle, his last and most important, and one that History has kept secret all these years?
4 nominations.
Empire Pictures