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Which one of these depictions of Napoleon is your favourite?

I have seen a resurge of interest in this miniseries since the release of Ridley Scott's disaster. There is an excellent version on youtube that you can watch.

This scene depicts a situation that did actually happen between Napoleon and Josephine. Josephine either faked a pregnancy or mistook a possible pregnancy to avoid having to travel to Italy during Napoleon's campaign in 1796. Eventually she was pushed/forced to visit Napoleon in Italy because Napoleon began to slack his military campaign out of worry/desperation for his wife. Of course it would become obvious that she wasn't in fact pregnant. This scene depicts Napoleon finding out about the 'miscarriage'.

Even though this miniseries is not that historically accurate, it does capture the character of Napoleon so much better than Ridley Scott's new film.

That awkward moment when Lucien called Josephine a whore and almost got murdered by his own brother.

(scene from Napoleon & Josephine a love story, 1987)

Scene from: Napoleon & Josephine a love story (1987).

Even though it is quite historically inaccurate, I really enjoyed this three-part miniseries. Napoleon provokes one of his own men in this scene by pretending to dislike Napoleon, of course that doesn't end very well for Napoleon.

Marlon Brando in Désirée (1954)

Pierre Mondy in Austerlitz, 1960.

From the film:  Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987) 

An underrated gem of the Napoleon films. Although liberties were taken in historical accuracies, it is a very enjoyable film (miniseries) that shows the human side and one of the most unintentionally funniest little scene I have ever seen.

“We’re going to Italy!”

“Where is that?”

“In Spain!”

Herbert Lom in War and Peace (1956)

An adorable scene from a very underrated mini-series, Napoleon & Josephine a love story (1987)