''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by
Paolo Virzì
Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer.
Early life and work
Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former singer. After spending ...
. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero.
Plot
In
Portoferraio
Portoferraio () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island of Elba. It is the island's largest city. Because of its terrain, many of its buildings are situated on the slopes of a tiny h ...
, island of
Elba
Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano Nationa ...
, young teacher Martino is fired over his criticism of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Then Napoleon is exiled to
reign over tiny Elba.
He hires Martino as his secretary.
Cast
See also
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List of Italian films
A list of some notable films produced in the Cinema of Italy ordered by year and decade of release For an alphabetical list of articles on Italian films see :Italian films.
1910s
* List of Italian films of 1910
* List of Italian films of 1911
* ...
References
External links
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2006 films
Films based on Italian novels
Spanish comedy-drama films
2006 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Paolo Virzì
Depictions of Napoleon on film
Italian comedy-drama films
French comedy-drama films
2000s Italian films
2000s French films
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