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'Napoleon' stands tall visually on A&E
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At a time when we're supposed to be annoyed with everything
French, A&E is set to air a four-hour movie about Napoleon.
Well, OK, Napoleon Bonaparte technically was a Corsican. And he
was short. But in history and legend, he stands tall. "Napoleon,"
scheduled to air at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, April 8-9, is a
majestic effort to capture the story of the man who would rule all of
Europe. In that sense of the imperial, it succeeds.
When I received A&E's press kit on "Napoleon" -- complete with a
goodie bag shaped like Napoleon's signature hat -- my first reaction
was "Why?" After all, ABC did a ...
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