https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n24/michael-wood/at-the-movies Created Fri, 01/12/2023 - 00:00 Updated Fri, 01/12/2023 - 00:00 In spite of various attempts to make Napoleon work as a biopic, the film doesn’t have a bio. It has a general of genius, something like a sports figure who is alive only in games or tournaments.