Joaquin Phoenix rises to the occasion in an absorbing—and surprisingly amusing—psychological portrait
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix (Napoleon Bonaparte)Vanessa Kirby (Josephine Bonaparte)Tahar Rahim (Paul Barras)Rupert Everett (Duke of Wellington)Mark Bonnar (Junot)Paul Rhys (Talleyrand)Ben Miles (Caulaincourt)Riana Duce (Lucille)Ludivine Sagnier (Theresa Cabarrus)Edouard Philipponnat (Tsar Alexander)
Director
Ridley Scott
Synopsis
An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
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