DOCUMENTARY
ITALY · 2021
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
COLOR · 100 MIN.
After Jesus Christ, Napoleon is the most famous man in history. Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of his death, this documentary explores the complex relationship between Napoleon, culture and art. It looks at the language he used to build a new imperial iconography and a new architectural style, in a reconstruction that will also reflect on the relationship between power and image through art, as well as looking at the regimes of the 20th century and the world today. A unique tour from the Accademia di Brera in Milan to the Louvre in Paris in the company of leading art history experts and Jeremy Irons, who conveys his fascination to the audience.
