Napoleon’s Awkward Sex Scenes Addressed By Joséphine Actor

Napoleon star Vanessa Kirby addresses the movie’s awkward sex scenes and how she handled them. Kirby stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon Bonaparte as Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. The epic historical drama delves into Bonaparte’s rise and fall from power and his relationship with Joséphine. Their relationship has always been intriguing, given that Joséphine was a widowed mother of two children who was six years Bonaparte’s senior when they married. Bonaparte’s alleged infatuation with Joséphine and their extramarital affairs intrigued Scott, though the awkwardness and humor he imbued in their love scenes might surprise audiences.