Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

In this sweeping, epic true story, the romance between the most powerful man in the world and the woman who conquered his heart decides the course of Western civilization -- Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story. Napoleon Bonaparte (Armand Assante), the brilliant general who leads France from chaos to become the most powerful nation in Europe, controls the fate of a continent as he commands a seemingly unstoppable army. The man with the strength and ego to proclaim himself emperor falls in love with Josephine de Beauharnais (Jacqueline Bisset), an older woman with two children. But after her death, his victories turn to defeat, and one of the mightiest empires in history crumbles.