History Film / TheEmperorsNewClothes

* AlternateHistory: Napoleon never left Saint Helena in RealLife.

The film is based around the premise that Napoleon escaped from his second imprisonment on the isle of UsefulNotes/{{Saint Helena|Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha}}, but that he failed to meet up with the contact man who would have taken him to UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} to start another revolution, that man having died. Thus Napoleon is forced to walk to Paris as a common beggar, falling in with a woman who sells melons on the street. Meanwhile the lowly Private chosen to serve as his body double takes a liking to the life of an emperor, even an exiled one, and refuses to admit that he is not Napoleon. Lacking any way to prove he is who he says he is, the real Napoleon lives a humble life, eventually growing to embrace it and falling in love with the woman who helps him.

The film is based around the premise that Napoleon escaped from his second imprisonment at St. Helena, but that he failed to meet up with the contact man who would have taken him to Paris to start another revolution, that man having died. Thus Napoleon is forced to walk to Paris as a common beggar, falling in with a woman who sells melons on the street. Meanwhile the lowly Private chosen to serve as his body double takes a liking to the life of an emperor, even an exiled one, and refuses to admit that he is not Napoleon. Lacking any way to prove he is who he says he is, the real Napoleon lives a humble life, eventually growing to embrace it and falling in love with the woman who helps him.

* SurroundedByIdiots: Poor Emperor.

* NoMereWindmill: The protagonist is the real Napoleon, but gets mistaken for one of the many lunatics believing themselves to be Napoleon.

A 2001 British historical {{romantic comedy}} film, directed by Alan Taylor and based on Simon Leys' novel ''The Death of Napoleon'', stars Creator/IanHolm as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte.

A 2001 romantic comedy about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte based around the premise that he escaped from his second imprisonment at Santa Helena, but that he failed to meet up with the contact man who would have taken him to Paris to start another revolution, that man having died. Thus Napoleon is forced to walk to Paris as a beggar, falling in with a woman who sells melons on the street. Meanwhile the lowly Private chosen to serve as his body double takes a liking to the life of an emperor, even an exiled one, and refuses to admit that he is not Napoleon. Lacking any way to prove he is who he says he is, the real Napoleon lives a humble life, eventually growing to embrace it and falling in love with the woman who helps him.

* WindmillPolitical: The entire premise of the plot is that Napoleon and his followers have an incorrect-bordering-on-delusional belief that the people love their former emperor and would gladly rise up to put him back on the throne. Justified in that the ''first'' time Napoleon escaped from exile, that's pretty much exactly what did happen.

A 2001 romantic comedy about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. Based around the premise that he escaped from his second imprisonment at Santa Helena, but that he failed to meet up with the contact man who would have taken him to Paris to start another revolution, that man having died. Thus Napoleon is forced to walk to Paris as a beggar, there falling in with a woman who sells melons on the street. Meanwhile the lowly Private chosen to serve as his body double takes a liking to the life of an emperor, even an exiled one, and refuses to admit that he is not Napoleon. Lacking any way to prove he is who he says he is, the real Napoleon lives a humble life, eventually growing to embrace it and falling in love with the woman who helps him.

!!Gas Examples Of:

* BodyDouble: Who refuse to admit he's fake. And later die on the same day as history know Napoleon to have died.
* ForegoneConclusion: We know that history know Napoleon to have died in exile without ever escaping. The beginning of the film even underscore this. So we know from square one that the protagonist will never manage to start his new revolution, or even be accepted as the real Napoleon.

* PrinceAndPauper: The emperor and his BodyDouble, switching time for an extended time.
* RagsToRiches: While Napoleon is trying to rebuild his conspiracy, he also have a civilian life to live. Starting over at square one.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Poor emperor
* WindmillPolitical: The entire premise of the plot is that Napoleon and his followers have a incorrect-bordering-on-delusional belief that the people love their former emperor and would gladly rise up to put him back on the throne.
** Justified in that the ''first'' time Napoleon escaped from exile, that's pretty much exactly what did happen.

A 2001 romantic comedy about NapoleonBonaparte. Based around the premise that he escaped from his second imprisonment at Santa Helena, but that he failed to meet up with the contact man who would have taken him to Paris to start another revolution, that man having died. Thus Napoleon is forced to walk to Paris as a beggar, there falling in with a woman who sells melons on the street. Meanwhile the lowly Private chosen to serve as his body double takes a liking to the life of an emperor, even an exiled one, and refuses to admit that he is not Napoleon. Lacking any way to prove he is who he says he is, the real Napoleon lives a humble life, eventually growing to embrace it and falling in love with the woman who helps him.

* RagsToRiches: While Napoleon is trying to rebuild his conspiracy, he also have a civilian life to live. Starting over at square one.

A 2001 romantic comedy about NapoleonBonaparte. Based around the premise that he escaped from his second imprisonment at Santa Helena, but that he failed to meet up with the contact man who would have taken him to Paris to start another revolution, that man having died. Thus Napoleon was forced to walk to Paris as a beggar, there falling in with a woman who sells melons on the street. Lacking any way to prove he is who he says he is, he lives a humble life, eventually growing to embrace it and falling in love with the woman who helps him.

A 2001 romantic comedy about NapoleonBonaparte. Runs on the premise that he escaped from his imprisonment at Santa Helena.

* WindmillPolitical: The entire premise of the plot is that Napoleon and his followers have a incorrect-bordering-on-delusional belief that the people love their former emperor and would gladly rise up to put him back on the throne.

* ForegoneConclusion: We know that history know Napoleon to have died in exile without ever escaping. Thge beginning of the film even underscore this. So we know from square one that the protagonist will never manage to start his new revolution, or even be accepted as the real Napoleon.