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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama
Run Time:
128min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/21/2005
DVD Release Date:
06/28/2005
Distributor(s):
Empire Pictures
Director(s):
Antoine de Caunes
Starring:
Philippe Torreton , Richard E. Grant , Jay Rodan , Elsa Zylberstein , Roschdy Zem
Themes:
Fall From Power
Keywords:
French [nationality],crush,emperor,exile,girl,guard,island,money
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (01-21-2005)
Language:
English,French