Extra sources about Napoleon

Napoleon (2002)

French-German-British mini-series about Napoleon's figure.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Film based on author Patrick O'Brian's series of naval books whose action is set during the Napoleonic Wars, at the beginning of the 19th century. A good adventure film as well as a historical drama which was nominated to 10 Oscars.

War and Peace (1956)

Classical drama film based on Leo Tolstoy famous novel which illustrates the war between the French and the Russian Empires.

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Film which tell us about the adventures and misadventures of a member of the minor, landed aristocracy of Ireland who wants to climb the social ladder and reach a higher position by means of enrolling in the British army. Subsequently this fact will lead him to participate in the Napoleonic Wars. 

The film was produced, written and directed by famous director Stanley Kubrick and it is considered one of his finest works.

The Duellists (1977)

Historical drama film which is set during the Napoleonic Wars and whose plot is about two French Hussar officers's feud, whose cause is a misundertanding between both duellists, is  over fifteen(!) years. It was the first film Ridley Scott directed. As an anecdote I'd say that this film contains real fencing scenes, something which is not usual in most later films.

Rowing with the Wind (Remando al viento), by Gonzalo Suárez (1987)

Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, John Polidori and, of course, "the Monster", in a dramatic film by Gonzalo Suárez which won seven Goya Awards and is representative of the spirit of Romanticism.

(Sorry but there is no English trailer in Youtube...)

Pack of extra resources about the Ancient Age

If you are still curious about the Ancient Age, try some of the following resources: 

Films:

Gladiator

An interesting film which is set during the Empire. It is not considered really 100% accurate in historical terms, but it 's truly exciting.

Agora

The film takes place in Egypt at the end of the Empire and tell us about the conflict among believers of three different religions -Paganism, Christianity and Judaism, as well as its consequences on the scientific work of a woman, Hypatia. It also depicts the destruction of the most famous library of the Ancient Age, which was located in Alexandria. 

Centurion

Adventure film which is set in Caledonia (Roman name for Scotland). Tons of action and light humour for a simple plot about a centurion and some legionaries under his command who have to face the terrible picts (Scots) in order to rescue their general, who is taken prisoner by the locals at the beginning of the film.

Series: 

Rome

HBO series with two seasons. First season has twelve episodes, while the second one has ten. It was cancelled as it resulted to be very expensive. Although it is not really accurate historically you can watch it as an entertaining introduction to Ancient Rome.The whole series is set between the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire.

Books:

The Last Legion, by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

A novel whose action is set during the last days of the Western Roman Empire: A band of legionaries are ready to fight against the barbarians in order to rescue young emperor Romulus Augustus. It is also a recent film.

Marco Didio Falco's novels by Lindsey Davis

 

Set of novels whose main character is a private eye (detective) who lives in Ancient Rome.