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In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

Love or loathe him, Bonaparte is central to French identity. Good luck to Hollywood in turning existential angst into an epic, says Andrew Hussey

Two centuries ago this week, French linguist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had cracked the code of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian writing system that had puzzled scholars for centuries. RFI tells the story of a breakthrough that revolutionised human understanding of one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

When a letter informing the British of Napoleon’s death reached Madras

Walter Isaacson—whose biography of Musk is due to be released next month—said the world’s richest man seeks inspiration from French emperor and military dictator Napoleon.

Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott worked together on Gladiator. Now, they are discussing why they wanted to collaborate again on Napoleon.

Ridley Scott reveals that it was actually Joaquin Phoenix's role in Joker that earned the actor the titular part in Napoleon.

2023 is a great year for cinephiles

With tremendous wit and wisdom, the former head of Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit identifies the qualities particular to dictators – and warns against consigning such people to history