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1927 |
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ACTION
DRAMA
IMPORTANT
SILENT
FOREIGN
ROMANCE
COSTUME
BIOPIC
WAR
EPIC
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France |
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BW/C |
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378 |
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Life and times of a French leader (Albert Dieudonne, pictured).
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Like many, I first saw Napoleon in Kevin Brownlow's reconstituted 1981 version, with a live orchestra performing Carl Davis's score, and it was as impressive as it was overlong. Gance has a simplistic view of Bonaparte as a man of destiny; contemporary critical accusations of fascistic intent have some merit. However, its cinematic boldness - especially its use of split-screen, colour and moving camera - remains extraordinary. It was well worth reconstituting.
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