N (Io e Napoleone) (2006)
Directed by Paolo Virzì

Comedy / History / War
aka: Napoleon and Me

Film Synopsis

There is nothing in the world that Martino hates more than Napoléon.  There is nothing he would like better than to put a bullet in the head of this despicable, big-headed, war-obsessed tyrant.  He gets his chance to do precisely that when, in 1814, the defeated emperor is sent into exile on his island, the Island of Elba.  Within minutes of hearing the news he is greasing his old pistol.  But when Martino comes within killing range of Napoléon he has a change of heart.  Has the disgraced emperor pulled off yet another conquest, stealing the affections of his most dangerous enemy...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Paolo Virzì
  • Script: Francesco Bruni, Ernesto Ferrero (novel), Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Paolo Virzì
  • Cinematographer: Alessandro Pesci
  • Music: Juan Bardem, Paolo Buonvino
  • Cast: Daniel Auteuil (Napoleone Bonaparte), Elio Germano (Martino Papucci), Monica Bellucci (Baronessa Emilia Speziali), Sabrina Impacciatore (Diamantina Papucci), Valerio Mastandrea (Ferrante Papucci), Francesca Inaudi (Mirella), Massimo Ceccherini (Cosimo Bartolini), Omero Antonutti (Maestro Fontanelli), Margarita Lozano (Pascalina), José Ángel Egido (Marchand), Achille Brugnini (Col. Campbell), Vincent Lo Monaco (Generale Drouot), Vittorio Amandola (Sindaco Egisto Lonzi Tognarini), Emanuele Barresi (Segretario comunale), Carlo Monni (Notaio Bonci Bacelli), Fausto Caroli (Ali), Andrea Cambi (Oreste), Gianluca Iume (Brogi), Raffaella Lebboroni (Governante), Giorgio Algranti (Servitore)
  • Country: Italy / Spain / France
  • Language: Italian / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Aka: Napoleon and Me ; N - Napoleon and Me ; Napoléon (et moi)

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