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Napoleon and Me (2006)

Genre : Comedy, War, History

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Paolo Virzì
Writer : Francesco Bruni, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Paolo Virzì

Synopsis

Elba island, 1814. Martino is a young teacher, idealist and strongly anti Napoleon, in love with the beautiful and noble Baroness Emily. The young man finds himself serving as librarian to the Great Emperor in exile, whom he deeply hates, yet soon begins recording Napoleon's memoirs, getting to know and learning to value the man behind the myth. Among seductions and affairs, expectations and fears, he will craft a precise portrait that nevertheless will not manage to hide a final, inevitable, disappointment.

Actors

Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil
Napolen
Monica Bellucci
Monica Bellucci
Baronessa Emilia Speziali
Elio Germano
Elio Germano
Martino Papucci
Sabrina Impacciatore
Sabrina Impacciatore
Diamantina Papucci
Valerio Mastandrea
Valerio Mastandrea
Ferrante Papucci
Francesca Inaudi
Francesca Inaudi
Mirella
Massimo Ceccherini
Massimo Ceccherini
Cosimo Bartolini
Omero Antonutti
Omero Antonutti
Maestro Fontanelli
Margarita Lozano
Margarita Lozano
Pascalina
José Ángel Egido
José Ángel Egido
Marchand
Achille Brugnini
Achille Brugnini
Col. Campbell
Vincent Lo Monaco
Vincent Lo Monaco
Generale Drouot
Vittorio Amandola
Vittorio Amandola
Sindaco Egisto Lonzi Tognarini
Emanuele Barresi
Emanuele Barresi
Segretario comunale
Carlo Monni
Carlo Monni
Notaio Bonci Bacelli
Fausto Caroli
Fausto Caroli
Ali
Andrea Cambi
Andrea Cambi
Oreste
Gianluca Iume
Gianluca Iume
Brogi
Raffaella Lebboroni
Raffaella Lebboroni
Governante
Giorgio Algranti
Giorgio Algranti
Servitore
Carlo Neri
Carlo Neri
Servitore
Sandro Radicia
Sandro Radicia
Ufficiale francese
Andrea Buscemi
Andrea Buscemi
Coadiutore
Simone Caroti
Simone Caroti
Venditore frutta
Marco Conte
Marco Conte
Cocchiere
Giorgio Cortigiani
Giorgio Cortigiani
Pescatore in taverna
Fabio Vannozzi
Fabio Vannozzi
Avventore in taverna
Alberto Forti
Alberto Forti
Avventore in taverna
Guido Genovesi
Guido Genovesi
Avventore in taverna
Pietro Fornaciari
Pietro Fornaciari
Pescivendolo
Tommaso Forni
Tommaso Forni
Ufficiale lancieri polacchi
Gloria Bigongiali
Gloria Bigongiali
Signora Bonci Bacelli
Max Galligani
Max Galligani
Soldato elbano
Simone Gallo
Simone Gallo
Soldato elbano
Francesco Gerardi
Francesco Gerardi
Soldato elbano
Roberto Marini
Roberto Marini
Mainardi
Sergio Pirilli
Sergio Pirilli
Aiuto generale Drouot
Giovanni Rindi
Giovanni Rindi
Aiuto Col. Campbell
Luca Saglimbeni
Luca Saglimbeni
Lanciere polacco
Vincenza Scotto
Vincenza Scotto
Madre
Maria Grazia Taddei
Maria Grazia Taddei
Vecchia domestica
Carlo Ipata
Carlo Ipata
Musicista
Giorgio Sasso
Giorgio Sasso
Musicista
Massimo Paciarello
Massimo Paciarello
Musicista
Matteo Scarpelli
Matteo Scarpelli
Musicista
Francesco Bruni
Francesco Bruni
Cicisbeo di corte
Matteo Creatini
Matteo Creatini
Bruno
Amedeo Delle Piane
Amedeo Delle Piane
Ferruccio
Jacopo Galli
Jacopo Galli
Pietrino
Massimiliano Galligani
Massimiliano Galligani
Silvia Lombardo
Silvia Lombardo
Popolana

Crews

Paolo Virzì
Paolo Virzì
Director
Francesco Bruni
Francesco Bruni
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Giacomo Scarpelli
Giacomo Scarpelli
Screenplay
Paolo Virzì
Paolo Virzì
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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