By Ridley Scott’s historical epic “Napoleon” had its world premiere in Paris the other day, and social media reaction from those who’ve seen the film so far has wildly varied.
Scott himself though, who famously was dismissive a few weeks back of a Napoleonic expert who criticised the film’s facts, has been similarly abrupt with the reviews from French critics.
French GQ called the project “deeply clumsy, unnatural and unintentionally clumsy” with another dubbing it “anti-French and pro-British” in an article in Le Point magazine.
Scott was asked about these reactions by The BBC, to which he replied with his customary bluntness: “The French don’t even like themselves. The audience that I showed it to in Paris, they loved it.”
Asked what he would say to historians questioning the accuracy of his storytelling, he said: “Were you there? Oh you weren’t there. Then how do you know?”
Shot in just 61 days, despite boasting over six different and massive battle scenes, the film’s theatrical run clocks in at 158 minutes.
There are plans for a longer and potentially four-hour extended cut for Apple TV+ which Scott himself revealed a while back. However, someone must’ve spoken to him since making those comments as he tells the outlet this week: “We’re not allowed to talk about that”.
“Napoleon” opens exclusively in cinemas on Wednesday November 22nd.
Source: BBC News
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