Ridley Scott’s Napoleon opens in most European countries this week. It is impressive-looking and has been profanely defended even if, as is generally the case with historical biopics, it looks as though it will be flawed and contoured by contemporary prejudices to some degree. It's almost universally true that the history left out of historical epic mov…
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