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Napoleon
There is a refreshing new emphasis in his films on black comedy and absurdism
Audiences want to go and see films, but the writers’ strikes are denying them the chance
The recreations of the battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo, among others, look peerless
Black Crown: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean’s Forgotten Kingdom by Paul Clammer reviewed
Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows by Ruth Scurr reviewed
The director was preparing orgies and battles that would be like ‘vast lethal ballets’ for what he said would be his best film
Napoleon and de Gaulle: Heroes and History by Patrice Gueniffey reviewed
Not only did Larrey’s methods save soldiers’ lives but they also boosted troop morale
As P.G. Wodehouse finished each page of a book he was writing, he would pin it to his office wall at a height indicating how good it was
