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Pauline Bonaparte

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Pauline Bonaparte

b. 1780

Princess of Guastalla

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Biography

Paula Maria Bonaparte Leclerc Borghese, better known as Pauline Bonaparte, was an imperial French princess, the first sovereign Duchess of Guastalla, and the princess consort of Sulmona and Rossano. She was the sixth child of Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Buonaparte, Corsica's representative to the court of King Louis XVI. Her elder brother, Napoleon, was the first emperor of the French. She married Charles Leclerc, a French general, a union ended by his death in 1802.

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The story of Pauline Bonaparte, told in moments.

1797 Event

Married General Victor Emmanuel Leclerc at 17. Napoleon arranged it. Leclerc was sent to Saint-Domingue to suppress the Haitian Revolution. He died there of yellow fever in 1802.

1803 Event

Married Prince Camillo Borghese, one of the richest men in Rome. She reportedly found him boring. Antonio Canova sculpted her reclining semi-nude as Venus Victrix.

1814 Life

One of the few Bonapartes who visited Napoleon in exile on Elba. She sold her jewels to finance his return. Most of his family stayed away.

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I'm proud of what Kirsten does in the movie.

and did not undertake any promotional duties for the film. When asked if he was proud of the film, he said, "I'm proud of what Kirsten does in the movie." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that he...

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a phenomenal talent even in junk like this

Bullock played the detective tasked with investigating the crime. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly described him as "a phenomenal talent even in junk like this" while Todd McCarthy felt that...

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struggles to rescue Leland from the clutches of cliché

land, but the character comes from a writer's conceits, not from life." A. O. Scott of The New York Times noted that he "struggles to rescue Leland from the clutches of cliché" while David Rooney of...

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bring somebody else in for my off-camera shot

experience, making a love story and not getting along with your co-star in any way." At one point, Gosling asked Cassavetes to "bring somebody else in for my off-camera shot" because he felt McAdams...

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gets so deep into character you can feel his nerve endings.

proud of the film, he said, "I'm proud of what Kirsten does in the movie." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that he "gets so deep into character you can feel his nerve endings." Mick LaSalle of...

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seductive command presence suggests we may have found our next George Clooney

les bar in preparation for his role as a smooth-talking ladies' man. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post said his "seductive command presence suggests we may have found our next George Clooney". Peter...

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the film that kind of gift-wrapped for me the career that I have now.

have been better". The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and Gosling has described it as "the film that kind of gift-wrapped for me the career that I have now." Because of...

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it's hard not to like these two or begrudge them a great love together

ainst them." Desson Thomson of The Washington Post praised Gosling's "beguiling unaffectedness" and noted that "it's hard not to like these two or begrudge them a great love together". The film...

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nobody who cares about great acting will want to miss his performance

actors manage." Ruthe Stein of the San Francisco Chronicle drew comparisons with Marlon Brando and asserted that "nobody who cares about great acting will want to miss his performance". Roger Ebert...

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. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post described his performance as

irming statement of hope" because of "a performance by Ryan Gosling that says things that cannot be said". Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post described his performance as "a small miracle ... because...

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I'm Canadian and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse.

ambitious press secretary. Gosling partly decided to do the film to become more politically aware: "I'm Canadian and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse." Joe Morganstern stated that...

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a mesmerizing performance ... that shows the kind of deep understanding of chara...

ment in Brooklyn and spent time shadowing an eighth grade teacher. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times described it as "a mesmerizing performance ... that shows the kind of deep understanding of...

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a small miracle ... because he changes and grows so imperceptibly before our eye...

a performance by Ryan Gosling that says things that cannot be said". Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post described his performance as "a small miracle ... because he changes and grows so imperceptibly...

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watching a veteran like Hopkins verbally joust with one of the best young actors...

dowing lawyers and observing courtroom proceedings in preparation for the role. Claudia Puig of USA Today declared that "watching a veteran like Hopkins verbally joust with one of the best young...

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I'm more excited to make films than I used to be. I used to kind of dread it. It...

ence from the screen, Gosling starred in five films in 2010 and 2011. "I've never had more energy," Gosling said. "I'm more excited to make films than I used to be. I used to kind of dread it. It was...

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