Who Is Buried in Grant's Tomb? - By Donald Levit Some characters difficult to keep straight, its red herrings confusing, its narrator-hero a bit slow and stormy nocturnal scenes hard to penetrate, Monsieur N. is nevertheless fine old-time cinema. Featuring in Lincoln Center's ninth annual March "Rendez-Vous With French... MORE >>
French Corn - By David Haviland When considering Monsieur N., I was reminded of the proverb: "History is written by the victors." I realised what little I knew about Napoleon smacked of contemporary British propaganda. I knew, for example, about Napoleon being a short, fat megalomaniac who walked... MORE >>
