Jefferson in Paris
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen edition.
ISBN
0788844016, 9780788844010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wausau - MCPL - Adult DVD | DVD JEF | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Adultery -- Drama.
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, -- 1759-1838.
Cosway, Richard, -- 1740-1821.
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Drama.
Eppes, Maria, -- 1778-1804.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Drama.
Hemings, Sally.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826.
Louis -- XVI, -- King of France, -- 1754-1793.
Marie Antoinette, -- Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, -- 1755-1793.
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, -- 1772-1836.
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, -- 1759-1838.
Cosway, Richard, -- 1740-1821.
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Drama.
Eppes, Maria, -- 1778-1804.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Drama.
Hemings, Sally.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826.
Louis -- XVI, -- King of France, -- 1754-1793.
Marie Antoinette, -- Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, -- 1755-1793.
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, -- 1772-1836.
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0788844016, 9780788844010
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.
System Details
DVD ; Region 1 ; Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions ; Dolby Digital 2.0, surround.
Language
Audio tracks in English and French; Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nolte, N., Scacchi, G., Newton, T., Paltrow, G., Jones, J. E., Aumont, J. P., Callow, S., Turckheim, C. d., Merchant, I., Ivory, J., Jhabvala, R. P., & Robbins, R. (2004). Jefferson in Paris (Widescreen edition.). Touchstone Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nick. Nolte et al.. 2004. Jefferson in Paris. Touchstone Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nick. Nolte et al.. Jefferson in Paris Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nolte, Nick., et al. Jefferson in Paris Widescreen edition., Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2004.
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