Jefferson in Paris
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004, c1995.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Cambria Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambria Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, -- 1759-1838 -- Drama.
Cosway, Richard, -- 1740-1821 -- Drama.
Eppes, Maria, -- 1778-1804 -- Drama.
Hemings, Sally -- Drama.
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.
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Cosway, Richard, -- 1740-1821 -- Drama.
Eppes, Maria, -- 1778-1804 -- Drama.
Hemings, Sally -- Drama.
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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Published
Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004, c1995.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
786936209853
Notes
General Note
DVD release of the 1995 motion picture.
Creation/Production 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.
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, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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