Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon.’ Napoleon was a prolific legislator who sponsored the Civil Code, later known as the Napoleonic Code.
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Ridley Scott’s focus on Napoleon’s tactical triumphs, reckless miscalculations and sexual entanglements neglects his paradoxical legacy as a lawmaker.
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Napoleon has unleashed a torrent of objections to the film’s historical errors. More important for historians should be whether creative works pass the test of authenticity.
Josephine with her hair in the coiffure à la victime style in Napoleon.
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A shorn haircut known as the coiffure à la victime, paid tribute to guillotined prisoners whose hair was loped off before execution.
Vanessa Kirby and Joaquin Phoenix as Josephine and Napoleon.
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A historian explains what the relationship between one of the most famous couples in history was really like.
Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon.
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Here are the truths behind some of the major scenes from Ridley Scott’s new Napoleon biopic.
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Nelson had a complicated view of Europe.
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