Jefferson in Paris / Touchstone Pictures and Merchant Ivory Productions.

In the mid-1780s, widower Thomas Jefferson replaces Benjamin Franklin as the U.S. representative to French regents Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He tries to resist the beautiful Mrs. Cosway. Also in Paris is Jefferson's daughter Patsy; when another daughter dies back in Virginia, Jefferson sends f...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Touchstone Pictures
Merchant Ivory Productions
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Nolte, Nick
Scacchi, Greta
Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
Paltrow, Gwyneth, 1972-
Jones, James Earl
Aumont, Jean Pierre
Callow, Simon, 1949-
Turckheim, Charlotte de
Merchant, Ismail
Ivory, James
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013
Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004, ©1995.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Drama.
Hemings, Sally > Drama.
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, > 1759-1838 > Drama.
Cosway, Richard, > 1740-1821 > Drama.
Eppes, Maria, > 1778-1804 > Drama.
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, > 1772-1836 > Drama.
Louis > XVI, > King of France, > 1754-1793 > Drama.
Marie Antoinette, > Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, > 1755-1793 > Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In the mid-1780s, widower Thomas Jefferson replaces Benjamin Franklin as the U.S. representative to French regents Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He tries to resist the beautiful Mrs. Cosway. Also in Paris is Jefferson's daughter Patsy; when another daughter dies back in Virginia, Jefferson sends for his youngest, who brings along her slave, Sally Hemings, then 15, whom he also finds irresistible.
Note:DVD release of the 1995 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ6 D0034279 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.H5 J444 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13, for mature theme, some images of violence, and a bawdy puppet show.
ISBN:0788844016
Credits:Producer, Ismail Merchant ; co-producer, Humbert Balsan ; director, James Ivory ; writer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; photography, Pierre L'Homme ; editing, Andrew Marcus, Isabel Lorente ; music, Richard Robbins.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
Cast:
Nick Nolte (Thomas Jefferson), Greta Scacchi (Maria Cosway), Simon Callow (Richard Cosway), Thandie Newton (Sally Hemings), Jean-Pierre Aumont (D'Hancarville), James Earl Jones (Madison Hemings), Beatrice Winde (Mary Hemings), Gwyneth Paltrow (Patsy Jefferson), Estelle Eonnet (Polly Jefferson), Seth Gilliam (James Hemings), Michael Lonsdale (Louis XVI), Charlotte de Turckheim (Marie Antoinette), Todd Boyce (William Short), Tim Choate (Reporter), Ismail Merchant (Tipoo Sultan's Ambassador), Daniel Mesguich (Mesmer).