THE HUNT FOR THE EMPEROR
FIRST HISTORICAL MOVIE TRAILER
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| The movie will hit cinemas this September |
THE STORY OF THE FILM IS SET IN 1812.
After the great Battle of Borodino, French troops enter Moscow.
But... what's this?! The streets of Moscow are deserted. Yet Napoleon's
army was
accustomed to something quite different. Crowds of, if not
enthusiastic, then at least curious citizens. This was the case in all
the capitals of Europe. But in
Moscow – no one! As one of Napoleon's
adjutants later wrote, it was then that they began to realize they would
lose the war to this people. Empty
streets, cawing crows, smiles fading
from the French faces. Napoleon's adjutant, Michel Clément, marches on
Moscow with a personal goal: to avenge
a distant Russian ancestor, whom
Tsar Vasily III locked in the Kremlin Tower and starved to death. He
hates Russians, considering them barbarians.
In the Kremlin, he
encounters the few remaining monks of the Chudov Monastery, who have
decided to... kill the Antichrist, that is, Napoleon
himself. They are
joined by a young girl, Maria, who has infiltrated the Kremlin and is
obsessed with vengeance for her dead brother. She falls in love with
Michel Clément, who is unaware of her true intentions.
accustomed to something quite different. Crowds of, if not
enthusiastic, then at least curious citizens. This was the case in all
the capitals of Europe. But in
Moscow – no one! As one of Napoleon's
adjutants later wrote, it was then that they began to realize they would
lose the war to this people. Empty
streets, cawing crows, smiles fading
from the French faces. Napoleon's adjutant, Michel Clément, marches on
Moscow with a personal goal: to avenge
a distant Russian ancestor, whom
Tsar Vasily III locked in the Kremlin Tower and starved to death. He
hates Russians, considering them barbarians.
In the Kremlin, he
encounters the few remaining monks of the Chudov Monastery, who have
decided to... kill the Antichrist, that is, Napoleon
himself. They are
joined by a young girl, Maria, who has infiltrated the Kremlin and is
obsessed with vengeance for her dead brother. She falls in love with
Michel Clément, who is unaware of her true intentions.
I love the costumes, Dezmond!
ReplyDeleteShould be a splendid movie
DeleteNapoleon's army, which attacked Russia in 1812 (as well as Hitler's army), included not only Frenchmen, but also Poles, Italians, Spaniards and some other European armies.
ReplyDeleteDid they join them freely or were they forced to after the French Hitler invaded their countries as well? My publisher has just published a new book on Napoleon, but I am avoiding to read it as it is 900 pages long and that vile tyrant gets on my nerves too much.
DeleteLove that white dress!
ReplyDeleteWe are rewatching Broadchurch by David Tennant.
Hope you are enjoying it.
DeleteI can't decide if I like her white dress or not. The overall looking piece of fabric across the chest is throwing me there.
ReplyDeleteThe film does have wonderful art production.
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