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Jefferson in Paris (1995)

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One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president, had an affair with (and fathered a child with) his 15-year-old ... See full summary »

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Estelle Eonnet ...
Polly Jefferson
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James Hemings
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William Short
Nigel Whitmey ...
Nicolas Silberg ...
Monsieur Petit
Catherine Samie ...
Cook
Lionel Robert ...
Cook's Helper
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Surgeon
Jean Rupert ...
Surgeon
Yvette Petit ...
Dressmaker
Paolo Mantini ...
Hairdresser
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Mutilated Officer (as F. van den Driessche)
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One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president, had an affair with (and fathered a child with) his 15-year-old slave Sally Hemings. JEFFERSON IN PARIS follows Jefferson to France (as the U.S. ambassador to the court of Louis XVI), following the death of his wife his friendships and flirtations with the French, his relationship with his daughters and slaves from home (especially Sally), against the backdrop of the beginning of the French Revolution. Written by Michael C. Berch <mcb@postmodern.com>

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature theme, some images of violence and a bawdy puppet show | See all certifications »
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31 March 1995 (USA)  »

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$14,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,474,000 (USA)
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Trivia

Gwyneth Paltrow's real life mother, Blythe Danner, played Martha Jefferson in 1776 the mother of her character. See more »

Goofs

Jefferson was in Paris from 1785 to 1789, but is depicted as witnessing the Mongolfier balloon ascent (with sheep, duck, and rooster) which took place in 1783. See more »

Quotes

Maria Cosway: That's how it is here. People play at love. It's not serious. It is different in Italy. There, we kill for it!
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"COURANTE IN C. MINOR FOR HARPSICHORD"
Music by Jacques Duphly
Performed by Jory Vinikour
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An interesting American history movie
23 February 2000 | by (Danville, Va., USA) – See all my reviews

My interest in seeing this movie was to compare it with the recent CBS mini series, "Sally Hemmings," which I recently saw and enjoyed. This movie was slow moving and not nearly as interesting as the mini series but it did provide some supplementary information about Jefferson that was not in the mini series. The movie, of course, was written from Jefferson's perspective while the mini series was written from the perspective of Sally Hemmings. The photography in the movie was wonderful as well as the acting. The last part of the movie, was by far the best.


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