Monsieur N
Synopsis
An escape plot is hatched by an American Pirate and the former Grande Armee general. They plan to carry the Emperor away from Saint Helena on board the mythical Flying Dutchman and it becomes increasingly clear to Heathcote that Napoleon has a plan. Heathcote remembers the day when he lost Napoleon who galloped off across Deadwood Plain. He now realises that this allowed Napoleon to calculate the time needed to reach the coast. Everything for the escape goes as planned but, at the last minute, Napoleon seems to change his mind. Napoleon's rescuers are killed in the course of a bloody battle.
We see Napoleon on his deathbed clearly finding some comfort in the priest at his side. In front of Napoleon's coffin, Heathcote gathers together the threads of the story and realises that Napoleon's only chance of leaving the island was to stop being the Emperor. Cipriani laid down his life so that Napoleon could live an ordinary life at last. Heathcote likes to think that this return to a simple and anonymous life is the finest proof of Napoleon's tactical genius.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 130 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Antoine de Caunes
- Producer
- Marie Castille, Meution Schaar
- Editor
- Joele van Effenterre
- Screenwriter
- Rene Manzor
- Director of Photography
- Piere Aim
- Sound
- Dominique Eicher
- Composer
- Stephen Eicher
- Principal cast
- Jay Rodan, Phillipe Torreton
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Scion Films
18 Soho SquareLondon W1D 3QL
UK
T +44 (0)20 7025 8445
Sales Company
Studio Canal
Service Technique74 Bis rue Lauriston
75116 Paris, France
T +33 1 44 34 21 33
www.monsieur-n-lefilm.com
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