Jefferson in Paris
- Publication/Creation:
- Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2004]
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
- Edition:
- Widescreen (1.85:1).
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Jefferson in Paris / Touchstone Pictures, Merchant Ivory Productions present ; written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by James Ivory
- Uniform Title:
- Jefferson in Paris (Motion picture)
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Ivory, James, 1792-1866
Merchant, Ismail
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013
Nolte, Nick
Scacchi, Greta
Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
Paltrow, Gwyneth, 1972-
Jones, James Earl
Aumont, Jean Pierre
Callow, Simon, 1949-
Turckheim, Charlotte de.
Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012
Touchstone Pictures
Merchant Ivory Productions
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Feature films
Historical films
Biographical films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - 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
LouisXVI,King of France,1754-1793--Drama
Marie Antoinette,Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France,1755-1793--Drama
Enslaved women--Drama
Description/Summary
- 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.
- Language:
- English
French - Language Note:
- English or French language soundtracks with optional Spanish subtitles or English captions for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned in English.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
- General Note:
- DVD release of the 1995 motion picture.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- 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).
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Co-producer, Humbert Balsan ; photography, Pierre L'Homme ; editing, Andrew Marcus, Isabel Lorente ; music, Richard Robbins.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990003298550302486
- ISBN:
- 9780788844010
0788844016 - OCLC Number:
- 54983365
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 786936209853
- Publisher Number:
- 29291 Touchstone Home Entertainment
- Barcode:
- 010000986455
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