Napoleon and Me

2006 1h 50m IT

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 118

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Synopsis

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Elba island, 1814. Martino is a young teacher, idealist and strongly anti Napoleon, in love with the beautiful and noble Baroness Emily. The young man finds himself serving as librarian to the Great Emperor in exile, whom he deeply hates, yet soon begins recording Napoleon's memoirs, getting to know and learning to value the man behind the myth. Among seductions and affairs, expectations and fears, he will craft a precise portrait that nevertheless will not manage to hide a final, inevitable, disappointment.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Daniel Auteuil
Napoleone Bonaparte
Elio Germano
Martino Papucci
Monica Bellucci
Baronessa Emilia Speziali
Francesca Inaudi
Mirella
Sabrina Impacciatore
Diamantina Papucci
Valerio Mastandrea
Ferrante Papucci
Massimo Ceccherini
Cosimo Bartolini
Omero Antonutti
Maestro Fontanelli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paolo Virzì
Writers: Francesco Bruni, Giacomo Scarpelli, Furio Scarpelli
Languages: Italian, French
Countries: France, Italy, Spain

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Alessandro Pesci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paolo Buonvino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cecilia Zanuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Daniel Auteuil and Elio Germano and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0462002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Paolo Virzì directs. Alessandro Pesci behind the camera. Paolo Buonvino scores. Cecilia Zanuso cuts. Produced in France, Italy, Spain. Dialogue in Italian, French.

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Spain.
4Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Alessandro Pesci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Paolo Buonvino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Cecilia Zanuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Daniel Auteuil and Elio Germano and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0462002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.