Napoleon has arrived in domestic cinemas

“Napoleon”, the new film by director Ridley Scott, depicts the personal and political life of one of the most respected and feared figures in the history of France, Napoleon Bonaparte.

He was one of the most important figures of the 18th and 19th centuries.He had a brilliant military career that began as a young idealist and Corsican independence activist and ended with his crowning as Emperor of France.

He movie written by Scott, 85, and wrote David Scarpa It is an unforgettable journey through battlefields and halls of powerwhich, despite being a historical feature film, is not a history lesson.

“Napoleon is an action-packed epic show detailing the rich rise and fall of the legendary French emperor Napoleon Bonaparteperformed by the winner Oscar, Joaquin Phoenix“, is the detailed description of the film.

The film, which lasts more than two and a half hours, is set in the last bars of the film The French Revolution until Napoleon’s death in exile on the island of Saint Helena.

The main course of “Napoleon” are battle scenes, Scott showed his mastery, which he attributes to the fact that he draws all the stories himself frame by frame, since he attended art school, the Royal College of Art in England.

According to El País, the director is also particularly pleased with the performance of Phoenix (Napoleón) and Vanessa Kirby (Josephine).

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“Napoleon” was directed by Ridley Scott, known for such titles as “Alien”, “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator”.

Joaquín Phoenix plays Napoleon Bonaparte, and Vanessa Kirby plays Josephine, the wife of a military genius.

The film will be released exclusively in cinemas, and after the premiere it will be added to the Apple TV+ catalog.

For filming the film, Scott’s unit, known for directing films such as “Stranger”, “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator”it consisted of “900 people, 100 horses, 50 transport trucks, a hundred drivers… and that’s just for the horses, and there are also 700 extras”, a crew that the director visualized as an army that would be able to be organized and directed.

Premiere

“Napoleon” is available now in local theaters and then, between 45 and 90 days after its big screen premiere, will be added to the streaming platform. Apple TV+.