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Interview Between Napoleon and the Pope

1897 · 1 min Drama History
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss the coronation.

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Original Title Entrevue de Napoléon et du pape
Year 1897
Country France
Genre Drama, History
Director Georges Hatot
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a visual document of a hypothetical event, relying entirely on the theatrical tableau style of early cinema. The static frame presents a living painting, where symbolic gesture and composition carry the narrative weight.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of witnessing the nascent language of historical filmmaking, where every staged element feels like a declaration of cinema's new power. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Georges Hatot

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