Napoléon

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Plot: Abel Gance’s monumental tribute to the steady rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte is a genre-defining breakthrough in cinematic history and a landmark of technical and artistic invention. The story of...( read more read more... ) Napoleon’s ascension from lowly Corsican outsider to emperor of most of Europe is fertile ground for Gance’s outrageously daring and audacious style. From a snowball fight at the young Napoleon’s boarding school to the siege of Toulon and the terror of the French Revolution, violent, beautiful, and unforeseen images are captured by Gance’s mostly handheld camera, interspersing Napoleon’s heroic posturing with dizzying verité depictions of breakneck action. Early uses of tints and color processes, unorthodox camerawork, and eye-popping superimposition and editing reveal Gance to be decades ahead of his time. In addition, a cast of thousands of incredibly real faces and characters is rounded out by forceful and inspirational performances by Vladimir Roudenko as the Young Napoleon, Albert Dieudonné as the mature Napoleon, and a handful of others (notably a cameo by Antonin Artaud as Marat). Originally intended to be screened as a triple projection, NAPOLEON relies upon the power of the image to forge enduring myth out of imagination and history.

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  • rubystevens
    rubystevens
    4.5 Stars
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    October 6, 2008
    yes, it's a four hour silent epic on the life of napoleon. i guess i don't need to say it's not for everyone :) however if u have the time and the inclination and can find it, it's an amazing achievement. thrilling action scenes, stunning camera work using techniques that wouldn't be seen again for decades, and it helps if u enjoy history lol. i understand coppola is holding up the dvd release and that's a shame. this deserves a criterion!
  • JasonDennis91786
    JasonDennis91786
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    September 9, 2008
    i was told in film class this was made before birth of a nation, that in fact griffith made his film in response to it, maybe this is some sort of remake the director did with new innovations.
  • nlpsol
    nlpsol
    5.0 Stars
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    July 15, 2008
    This is (along with Ozu's Tokyo Story) one of the two best films I have ever seen. If you ever get the chance see it with a live orchestra (I saw it with the London Philharmonic in The Royal Festival Hall - phenomenal!).
  • paultheitie
    paultheitie
    5.0 Stars
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    April 21, 2007
    the original epic and still among the finest for its technical innovation and ingenious design, a truly remarkable vision of the general's rise to glory that foretells of the future to come, historically accurate also

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