Silver Spring, MD — A sumptuous costume drama broadcast on A&E and PBS, Napoleon & Love makes its North American home video debut from Acorn Media on March 1, 2011. Starring Oscar® nominee Ian Holm (The Lord of the Rings), this lavish period drama follows the romantic exploits of Napoleon Bonaparte as he conquers Europe’s battlefields and bedrooms. Boasting an illustrious cast including Peter Bowles (The Irish R.M.), Billie Whitelaw (Hot Fuzz, Quills), Susan Wooldridge (The Jewel in the Crown), and Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), the 3-Disc DVD release reveals Napoleon’s many romantic entanglements (9 episodes, $59.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

We know about Napoleon and Josephine. But what about Napoleon and Desirée? Napoleon and Pauline? Napoleon and Georgina, Eléonore, Marie Walewska, and Marie-Louise?

This British costume drama skips the battlefields and heads straight for the sumptuously appointed ballrooms and bedrooms where Napoleon woos, and sometimes weds, the women in his life. We meet him at 25, already a general in the French army but not yet worthy to wed a wealthy merchant’s daughter. We follow him through campaigns, affairs, and marriages as he conquers most of Europe and achieves absolute power. But will he ever have what he desires most: an heir?

Episodes: Rose; Josephine; Pauline; Georgina; Eléonore; Marie Walewska; Maria-Luisa; Louise; and The End of Love

Street: March 1, 2011
SRP: $59.99
DVD 3-Disc Set: 9 episodes - Approx. 468 min. – British drama - SDH subtitles BONUS: Timeline of historical events and cast filmographies

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British television. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.