The Emperor's New Clothes

I am a sucker for an Ian Holm film and he finally gets the lead in this one! This is an interesting “What-If?” film that has Napoleon scheming to escape exile so he can reclaim his place as Emperor. Only problem is that the look alike who replaces him on St Helena enjoys the upscale life he now gets to lead and never announces he is a fake. The real Napoleon is stuck as a commoner unable to convince anyone of who he really is. Along the way he sees how plain people live and he ends up falling in love. A nice film with sweet moments and a few laughs.
Favorite moment: Napoleon wanders around the grounds of an insane asylum filled with crazy Napoleons. For a light film this scene borders on horror.
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