Napoleon hits theaters on November 22, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who promises to settle into the role. Ridley Scott’s film is one of the most anticipated of the year, especially since its epic trailer was released last July.
This historical mural around this major figure in French history will last 2 hours and 38 minutes in its film version. he asked Empire magazineRidley Scott has announced that a longer version will see the light of day well.
Indeed, the director of Gladiator or Thelma and Louise has many hours in a hurry; With all this material, he has enough 4 hours and 30 minutes of editing! According to Ridley Scott, it would be the long version “fabulous” and contained “Many more scenes with Josephine de Beauharnais before she meets Napoleon.”
The filmmaker did not specify how noticeable this director’s cut would be. As a Blu-ray bonus, streaming, split into multiple episodes? We’ll have to wait until we know more.
As for Joaquin Phoenix, he specifies that Napoleon had a life “so extraordinary” That this feature film had to make a drastic choice. “We hope we were able to capture the most interesting moments”, she said. A month ago, the actor also mentioned the difficulties of understanding the character of the emperor, almost wanting to abandon this titanic challenge before filming.
In addition, the director himself had difficult moments in building the character of Napoleon’s great love, Josephine de Beauharnais. “What was so difficult about Josephine was that she was unchanging”Ridley Scott said.
Joaquin studied his psychology, and Napoleon’s psychology was truly exceptional. The movie makes you feel it. There was a certain intensity in the way he worked.
In Columns of Empire, Vanessa Kirby (Josephine) also evoked the inherent pitfalls of interpreting such complex historical characters. “Joaquin studied his psychology, and Napoleon’s psychology was really special. The film makes you feel that. There was a certain intensity to his performance. Russell Crowe in gladiator”– explains the actor.
“He was truly a dictator, a war criminal. This should not be underestimated, because this man killed hundreds of millions of people. In my opinion, for no reason. Why did he do it? “Having an empire? But for what purpose? In the end it all fell apart. His psychology was dangerous, really strange, and we’re trying to paint that picture.”he concluded.
Napoleon will be released in France on November 22, 2023.
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