Guitrys version is solid - but it crams almost thirty years into one movie. Guitrys account even went beyond Napoleons death: it concluded with the glorious return of Napoleons remains to Paris much later. Nonetheless, even though it moved from scene to scene too quickly and needed more character development, this is a solid historical account worth seeing. Guitry version give us an alternative interpretation of Napoleon instead of the usual Anglophile hate-filled anti-French propaganda
Guitrys version is solid - but it crams almost thirty years into one movie. Guitrys account even went beyond Napoleons death: it concluded with the glorious return of Napoleons remains to Paris much later. Nonetheless, even though it moved from scene to scene too quickly and needed more character development, this is a solid historical account worth seeing. Guitry version give us an alternative interpretation of Napoleon instead of the usual Anglophile hate-filled anti-French propaganda