Ridley Scott: 'Napoleonic history is the beginning of modern history'
Vanessa Kirby and Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon.
“Napoleonic history is the beginning of modern history,” says director Ridley Scott of the subject of his latest historical epic. “He changed the world; he rewrote the rulebook.”
Many will know Napoleon Bonaparte for his his famed defeat in the Battle of Waterloo as well as his reputed short stature and egotism, and while Scott’s telling of the life of the Emperor of the French contains epic battle scenes displaying his military might, the story focuses largely on his passionate relationship with his beloved Josephine.
