Monsieur N. (2003)
Directed by Antoine de Caunes
Genres - Drama, Mystery, Historical Film, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Period Film |
Release Date - Jan 21, 2005 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 128 min. |
Countries - France, United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Antoine de Caunes' second feature, Monsieur N. is a historical mystery thriller about Napoleon. Sir Hudson Lowe (Richard E. Grant) is assigned to guard Napoleon (Philippe Torreton) while the latter is in exile in Saint Helena. A local girl, Betsy (Siobhan Hewlett), has a crush on the exiled leader. This, along with the fact that keeping Napoleon on the island is costing the British a great sum of money, leads Lowe to consider drastic action. Monsieur N. was screened at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival.
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emperor, French [nationality], exile, guard, island, crush, girl, money