Virzì's Napoleon
Starring Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci and Elio Germano, N by Paolo Virzìwill start shooting on the 28th August on Elba Island and in Tuscany. The film will recount Napoleon Bonaparte's exile.
Produced by Cattleya, the film is based on Ernesto Ferrero's novel, which received the Strega Award in 2000. The story depicts a Napoleon disappointed and eager for freedom and a librarian watching his torments and madness. "It's the story of an all-powerful man who suddenly becomes powerless; of a hero who becomes normal", explains Caterina Goes to Town [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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