• During the post-production of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick began working on his next project, a biopic on Napoleon Bonaparte. The dramatic rise and fall of the French emperor made for a great story.  Kubrick read every book about Napoleon that he could obtain, consulted with history experts, and amassed a database of research material that was by any standards excessive information. Costumes were researched and designed but as production neared, M.G.M. and United Artists got cold feet 
• due to the cost of production.  Taschens first edition 2009 featured Reference, Notes, Correspondence, Chronology, Production, Text, Costumes, Location Scouting, and Picture File--inside
• in a carved-out book. This volume 2018 brings all original elements together in one compact volume In over 800 profusely illustrated pages, this collection of goodies contains all the clues to Kubrick's methods, ideas, motivations, questions, intentions, and obsessions--everything you could ever want to know about the pro
• ject and more.

Book is in very good condition tiny nick at top of cover doesnt detract but i like to be accurate.

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