Jefferson in Paris
(DVD) 

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Published
Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2004].
Edition
[Wide screen edition].
Language
English
ISBN
0788844016, 9780788844010
UPC
786936209853

Notes

General Note
DVD release of the 1995 motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits
Co-producer, Humbert Balsan ; photography, Pierre L'Homme ; editing, Andrew Marcus, Isabel Lorente ; music, Richard Robbins.
Participants/Performers
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).
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13, for mature theme, some images of violence, and a bawdy puppet show.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
Language
English or French dialogue with Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, -- 1759-1838 -- Drama.
Cosway, Richard, -- 1740-1821 -- Drama.
Eppes, Maria, -- 1778-1804 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Hemings, Sally -- Drama.
Historical films.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Drama.
Louis -- XVI, -- King of France, -- 1754-1793 -- Drama.
Marie Antoinette, -- Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, -- 1755-1793 -- Drama.
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, -- 1772-1836 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Merchant, I., Ivory, J., Jhabvala, R. P., Nolte, N., Scacchi, G., Newton, T., Paltrow, G., Jones, J. E., Aumont, J. P., Callow, S., Turckheim, C. d., & Robbins, R. (2004). Jefferson in Paris ([Wide screen edition].). Touchstone Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ismail. Merchant et al.. 2004. Jefferson in Paris. Touchstone Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ismail. Merchant et al.. Jefferson in Paris Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Merchant, Ismail., et al. Jefferson in Paris [Wide screen edition]., Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004.

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