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Napoleon

1991 · 1 season

A stately, dialogue-heavy historical drama that rewards attention with intricate political maneuvering and a somber sense of ambition's cost.

Overview
The miniseries charts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career from his return after the Egyptian campaign to his downfall and exile on Elba, portraying his political maneuvering, military ambition, and complex relationships with key figures such as Talleyrand, Fouché, Murat, Tsar Alexander, Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Countess Marie Walewska.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • politics
  • war
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Francis Megahy, Pierre Lary, Eberhard Itzenplitz, Janusz Majewski, Krzysztof Zanussi, José Fonseca e Costa
Written by
Krzysztof Zanussi, Carlos Saboga, Jean Gruault
Starring
Jean-François Stévenin, Jan Nowicki, Bruno Madinier, Jean-Claude Durand, Andrzej Seweryn, Jacques Frantz, Jerzy Kryszak, Krzysztof Zanussi
Music
Wojciech Kilar
Cinematography
Grzegorz Kędzierski, Sławomir Idziak
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
France 3
Country
France, Belgium, Canada, Poland
Languages
French

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