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In 1815, living in exile on Saint Helena under British supervision, Napoleon tells an English girl how he managed to ascend from a mere artillery colonel in the revolutionary forces of the first French Republic to the Emperor of the French and [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars near-conqueror]] of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, along with his tumultuous relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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In 1815, living in exile on Saint Helena UsefulNotes/{{Saint Helena|Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha}} under British supervision, Napoleon tells an English girl how he managed to ascend from a mere artillery colonel in the revolutionary [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution revolutionary]] forces of the first French Republic to the Emperor of the French and [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars near-conqueror]] of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, along with his tumultuous relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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''Napoléon'' (titled ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' on English-speaking markets) is a 2002 French historical {{epic|Movie}} miniseries in four episodes directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Didier Decoin, starring Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The [[AllStarCast stacked cast]] also includes Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Joseph Fouché and Creator/TobyStephens as [[UsefulNotes/TsarTsarAutocrats Tsar Alexander I of Russia]]. The miniseries is based off the 4-volume [[TheEpic epic biographical cycle]] about Napoleon written by French historian Max Gallo, borrowing its structure.
In 1815, living in exile on Saint Helena under British supervision, Napoleon tells an English girl how he managed to ascend from a mere artillery colonel in the revolutionary forces of the first French Republic to the Emperor of the French and [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars near-conqueror]] of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, along with his tumultuous relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
In 1815, living in exile on Saint Helena under British supervision, Napoleon tells an English girl how he managed to ascend from a mere artillery colonel in the revolutionary forces of the first French Republic to the Emperor of the French and [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars near-conqueror]] of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, along with his tumultuous relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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''Napoléon'' (titled ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' on English-speaking markets) is a 2002 French historical {{epic|Movie}} miniseries in four episodes directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Didier Decoin, starring Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The [[AllStarCast stacked cast]] also includes Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Joseph Fouché and Creator/TobyStephens as [[UsefulNotes/TsarTsarAutocrats Tsar Alexander I of Russia]]. The miniseries is based off the 4-volume [[TheEpic epic biographical cycle]] about Napoleon written by French historian Max Gallo, borrowing its structure.
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In 1815, living in exile on Saint Helena under British supervision, Napoleon tells an English girl how he managed to ascend from a mere artillery colonel in the revolutionary forces of the first French Republic to the Emperor of the French and [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars near-conqueror]] of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, along with his tumultuous relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
In 1815, living in exile on Saint Helena under British supervision, Napoleon tells an English girl how he managed to ascend from a mere artillery colonel in the revolutionary forces of the first French Republic to the Emperor of the French and [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars near-conqueror]] of UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}, along with his tumultuous relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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!!''Napoléon'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: The miniseries is based on a four-part biography written by French historian and novelist Max Gallo. The miniseries skips or shortens some parts of Napoleon's life which are depicted in the books. The miniseries depicts the retreat of Russia in a nightmare sequence happening when Napoleon is already back in Paris. Also, not counting the FramingDevice and some childhood flashbacks, the miniseries starts with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Vendemiaire 13 Vendémiaire revolt]] (in 1795), entirely skipping Napoleon's childhood and the first half of the French Revolution (including the early years of Napoleon's military career).
* AdaptationDistillation: The miniseries is based on a four-part biography written by French historian and novelist Max Gallo. The miniseries skips or shortens some parts of Napoleon's life which are depicted in the books. The miniseries depicts the retreat of Russia in a nightmare sequence happening when Napoleon is already back in Paris. Also, not counting the FramingDevice and some childhood flashbacks, the miniseries starts with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Vendemiaire 13 Vendémiaire revolt]] (in 1795), entirely skipping Napoleon's childhood and the first half of the French Revolution (including the early years of Napoleon's military career).
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!!''Napoléon'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: The miniseries is based on a four-part biography written by French historian and novelist Max Gallo. The miniseries skips or shortens some parts of Napoleon's life which are depicted in the books. The miniseries depicts the retreat of Russia in a nightmare sequence happening when Napoleon is already back in Paris. Also, not counting the FramingDevice and some childhood flashbacks, the miniseries starts with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Vendemiaire 13 Vendémiaire revolt]] (in 1795), entirely skipping Napoleon's childhood and the first half of the French Revolution (including the early years of Napoleon's military career).
* AdaptationDistillation: The miniseries is based on a four-part biography written by French historian and novelist Max Gallo. The miniseries skips or shortens some parts of Napoleon's life which are depicted in the books. The miniseries depicts the retreat of Russia in a nightmare sequence happening when Napoleon is already back in Paris. Also, not counting the FramingDevice and some childhood flashbacks, the miniseries starts with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Vendemiaire 13 Vendémiaire revolt]] (in 1795), entirely skipping Napoleon's childhood and the first half of the French Revolution (including the early years of Napoleon's military career).
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* AtTheOperaTonight: Napoléon goes to the opera and other public events in Paris so his enemies, the Austrians and Russians, won't expect his "Grande Armée" as it secretly marches across Europe without him.
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* AtTheOperaTonight: Napoléon goes to the opera and other public events in Paris so his enemies, the Austrians and Russians, won't expect his "Grande Armée" as it secretly marches across Europe without him.
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** Napoléon and Joséphine's coronation is as magnificent as David's painting of it.
** Just as epic, if less expensive, Napoléon rallying his army upon his return to power, offering all of the French soldiers the chance to shoot their emperor dead if they want to. Not one does, and all lay down their weapons to cheer for him.
** Just as epic, if less expensive, Napoléon rallying his army upon his return to power, offering all of the French soldiers the chance to shoot their emperor dead if they want to. Not one does, and all lay down their weapons to cheer for him.
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** Napoléon and Joséphine's coronation is as magnificent as David's painting of it.
** Just as epic, if less expensive, Napoléon rallying his army upon his return to power, offering all of the French soldiers the chance to shoot their emperor dead if they want to. Not one does, and all lay down their weapons to cheer for him.
** Just as epic, if less expensive, Napoléon rallying his army upon his return to power, offering all of the French soldiers the chance to shoot their emperor dead if they want to. Not one does, and all lay down their weapons to cheer for him.
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* DancesAndBalls: Several. In one while he's an exile on Elba Island, UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte learns that Joséphine, the love of his life, has died.
* DeathGlare: When the Grande Armeé invades Moscow, they find the city abandoned before it is set on fire by the remaining rebels. The episode ends on Napoleon's face staring at the burning city with seething, wordless rage as victory is snatched from his grasp.
* DeathGlare: When the Grande Armeé invades Moscow, they find the city abandoned before it is set on fire by the remaining rebels. The episode ends on Napoleon's face staring at the burning city with seething, wordless rage as victory is snatched from his grasp.
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* DancesAndBalls: Several. In one while he's an exile on Elba Island, UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte learns that Joséphine, the love of his life, has died.
* DeathGlare: When the Grande Armeé invades Moscow, they find the city abandoned before it is set on fire by the remaining rebels. The episode ends on Napoleon's face staring at the burning city with seething, wordless rage as victory is snatched from his grasp.
* DeathGlare: When the Grande Armeé invades Moscow, they find the city abandoned before it is set on fire by the remaining rebels. The episode ends on Napoleon's face staring at the burning city with seething, wordless rage as victory is snatched from his grasp.
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* TheHighQueen: Josephine as the Empress. Marie Louise, however, never makes herself popular, despite giving Napoléon an heir.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Louis XVIII, presented as contemptuous of Napoleon and his era, and as a disliked sovereign. When Louis XVIII run away as Napoleon returns in Paris for his 100 days of reign period, he's on his own, [[ItsAllAboutMe complaining about the pain caused by his rheumatisms]]. In real life, when Louis XVIII had to flee, he stumbled upon dozen of royalists Parisians in tears, begging him to stay, when he crossed his door. Crying as well, Louis XVIII promised them to be back soon, which turned out to be true. The rest of the restored royal family is AdaptedOut, notably the Duchess of Angoulême, only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who led the opposition to Napoléon's return and whom he considered a WorthyOpponent.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Louis XVIII, presented as contemptuous of Napoleon and his era, and as a disliked sovereign. When Louis XVIII run away as Napoleon returns in Paris for his 100 days of reign period, he's on his own, [[ItsAllAboutMe complaining about the pain caused by his rheumatisms]]. In real life, when Louis XVIII had to flee, he stumbled upon dozen of royalists Parisians in tears, begging him to stay, when he crossed his door. Crying as well, Louis XVIII promised them to be back soon, which turned out to be true. The rest of the restored royal family is AdaptedOut, notably the Duchess of Angoulême, only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who led the opposition to Napoléon's return and whom he considered a WorthyOpponent.
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* TheHighQueen: Josephine as the Empress. Marie Louise, however, never makes herself popular, despite giving Napoléon an heir.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Louis XVIII, presented as contemptuous of Napoleon and his era, and as a disliked sovereign. When Louis XVIII run away as Napoleon returns in Paris for his 100 days of reign period, he's on his own, [[ItsAllAboutMe complaining about the pain caused by his rheumatisms]]. In real life, when Louis XVIII had to flee, he stumbled upon dozen of royalists Parisians in tears, begging him to stay, when he crossed his door. Crying as well, Louis XVIII promised them to be back soon, which turned out to be true. The rest of the restored royal family is AdaptedOut, notably the Duchess of Angoulême, only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who led the opposition to Napoléon's return and whom he considered a WorthyOpponent.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Louis XVIII, presented as contemptuous of Napoleon and his era, and as a disliked sovereign. When Louis XVIII run away as Napoleon returns in Paris for his 100 days of reign period, he's on his own, [[ItsAllAboutMe complaining about the pain caused by his rheumatisms]]. In real life, when Louis XVIII had to flee, he stumbled upon dozen of royalists Parisians in tears, begging him to stay, when he crossed his door. Crying as well, Louis XVIII promised them to be back soon, which turned out to be true. The rest of the restored royal family is AdaptedOut, notably the Duchess of Angoulême, only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who led the opposition to Napoléon's return and whom he considered a WorthyOpponent.
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* NotStayingForBreakfast: Napoléon Bonaparte's Polish mistress turns up just as his troops are marching off to war. When Napoleon looks reluctant, she jokingly points out that he has the perfect excuse for leaving when he grows tired of her, as he can always say he has to go command his armies.
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* NotStayingForBreakfast: Napoléon Bonaparte's Polish mistress turns up just as his troops are marching off to war. When Napoleon looks reluctant, she jokingly points out that he has the perfect excuse for leaving when he grows tired of her, as he can always say he has to go command his armies.
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* WithUsOrAgainstUs: When Napoleon visits Fouché (the Minister of Police) to demand his support for Napoleon's coup on 18 brumaire, he states that Fouché must decide on the spot whether he's with him or against him. He also points out that he's now Fouché's only hope, since both the royalists and republicans will want to execute him for treason and conspiracy.
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* WithUsOrAgainstUs: When Napoleon visits Fouché (the Minister of Police) to demand his support for Napoleon's coup on 18 brumaire, he states that Fouché must decide on the spot whether he's with him or against him. He also points out that he's now Fouché's only hope, since both the royalists and republicans will want to execute him for treason and conspiracy.
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''Napoléon'' (titled ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' on English-speaking markets) is a 2002 French historical {{epic|Movie}} miniseries in four episodes directed by Yves Simoneau, starring Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The [[AllStarCast stacked cast]] also includes Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Joseph Fouché and Creator/TobyStephens as [[UsefulNotes/TsarTsarAutocrats Tsar Alexander I of Russia]]. The miniseries' structure is the same as the 4-volume [[TheEpic epic biographical cycle]] about Napoleon written by French historian Max Gallo.
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''Napoléon'' (titled ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' on English-speaking markets) is a 2002 French historical {{epic|Movie}} miniseries in four episodes directed by Yves Simoneau, Simoneau and written by Didier Decoin, starring Creator/ChristianClavier as UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte. The [[AllStarCast stacked cast]] also includes Creator/JohnMalkovich as Talleyrand, Creator/IsabellaRossellini as UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais, Creator/GerardDepardieu as Joseph Fouché and Creator/TobyStephens as [[UsefulNotes/TsarTsarAutocrats Tsar Alexander I of Russia]]. The miniseries' structure miniseries is the same as based off the 4-volume [[TheEpic epic biographical cycle]] about Napoleon written by French historian Max Gallo.
Gallo, borrowing its structure.
