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31 March 1995 (USA) morePlot:
One of the obsessive speculations in American history is whether Thomas Jefferson, in the years before he became president... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Newton intimidated by "cool" Paltrow (From digitalspy. 28 May 2008, 8:38 AM, PDT)
Producer Ismail Merchant Dies at 68
(From IMDb News. 25 May 2005)
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Better than Grandiose moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nick Nolte | ... | Thomas Jefferson | |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Patsy Jefferson | |
| Estelle Eonnet | ... | Polly Jefferson | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Sally Hemings | |
| Seth Gilliam | ... | James Hemings | |
| Todd Boyce | ... | William Short | |
| Nigel Whitmey | ... | John Trumbull | |
| Nicolas Silberg | ... | Monsieur Petit | |
| Catherine Samie | ... | Cook | |
| Lionel Robert | ... | Cook's Helper | |
| Stanislas Carré de Malberg | ... | Surgeon | |
| Jean Rupert | ... | Surgeon | |
| Yvette Petit | ... | Dressmaker | |
| Paolo Mantini | ... | Hairdresser | |
| Frédéric van den Driessche | ... | Mutilated Officer (as F. van den Driessche) |
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Rated PG-13 for mature theme, some images of violence and a bawdy puppet show.Parents Guide:
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139 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33642) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:12Fun Stuff
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Gwyneth Paltrow's real life mother, Blythe Danner, played Martha Jefferson in 1776 (1972). moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In the movie, while Sally Hemmings is in Paris, she says she is pregnant. Her first child (Thomas) was actually born a year after they returned to America. moreQuotes:
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! moreSoundtrack:
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So many of the negative comments seem to be reactions against either downplaying or overemphasizing Jefferson's relationship with Sally. It strikes me that this is a reasonably balanced presentation of what's been learned in recent years. Other negative critiques are the disappointments recorded by patriots expecting some grandiose pageant for Fourth of July consumption. But this is all-in-all a less pretentious and better film than the typical celebration of Americana. Nolte presents Jefferson as an idealistic but very human being. Paltrow is very persuasive as Patsy, and many of the rest of the cast present excellent (or well-proportioned) characterizations. Except for some trivial inaccuracies, this is a richly textured reconstruction of history as it may very well have occurred. I find that I look in on it just about every time it pops up on cable--and I'm always rewarded.