Napoleon on St. Helena, the final act
Saturday 6 September - 16h40
Directed by: Dominique Adt
Year: 2024
Screening: French
Production: Mathieu Hucher, CAPA Press, Matcha Prod
Scientific Advisory Board: Philippe Charlier, Pierre Brande, Thierry Lentz
Running time: 90 minutes
Country: France
Broadcast: France 5
May 5, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died after 5 years of exile on the island of Saint Helena. 200 years later, Philippe Charlier leads a unique investigation into the Emperor's last moments. The paleopathologist conducts an archaeological and scientific investigation on the island of Saint Helena. He studies a number of the Emperor's "relics" - his shirt, bandages and biological remains - in order to write Napoleon's medical diary. Finally, he carried out a comparative study of the Emperor's numerous death masks, in an attempt to reconstruct his last face.
