“Napoleon”, by Ridley Scott: Why these five scenes are historically false

While the film “Napoleon” by Ridley Scott has been in theaters since Wednesday, our journalist Axel Chouvel notes five historical errors by the British director. Scenes from the film like the battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo are cinematically very spectacular. We nevertheless regret the lack of historical context which would have made it possible to understand the vision of the Emperor.