Under the title
Napoleon the Influencer,
this documentary for the general public in this bicentenary year of his death opens with a shocking image: the face of the Emperor animated by artificial intelligence.
With shortcuts, this film presented by Léa Salamé tries to decipher the legend.
Napoleon was a
“pioneer of propaganda, by creating a silhouette for himself, by imposing his image thanks to the artists.
He enlisted an army of painters, sculptors, architects to build the story of his conquests and his glory ”
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“
He was obsessed with his image,”
says the great historian Jean Tulard.
"He has no real taste for the arts, but he quickly understands their usefulness,"
says Eric de Chassey, director of the National Institute of Art History.
Concerned about his popularity, he
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