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Jefferson in Paris
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Duration:
139 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
IMDB rate:
5.7
Director:
James Ivory
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: France
Release Date: 1995-03-31
Filming Locations: Paris, France
Earnings
Budget: $14,000,000
Opening Weekend: $61,349 (USA) (31 March 1995)
Gross: $2,474,000 (USA) Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
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)
Humbert Balsan
Mutilated Officer
Nichel Rois
Mutilated Officer
Bob Sessions
James Byrd
Jeffrey Ribier
Mulatto Boy (as Jeffrey Justin Ribier)
Marc Tissot
Construction Foreman
Greta Scacchi
Maria Cosway
Simon Callow
Richard Cosway
Lambert Wilson
Marquis de Lafayette
Elsa Zylberstein
Adrienne de Lafayette
William Moseley
George Washington de Lafayette
Jean-Pierre Aumont
D'Hancarville
Christopher Thompson
Interpreter
Jean-François Perrier
Liberal Aristocrat
Éric Génovèse
Liberal Aristocrat
Bruno Putzulu
Liberal Aristocrat - Figaro
Philippe Mareuil
Liberal Aristocrat
Philippe Bouclet
Liberal Aristocrat
David Gasman
Liberal Aristocrat
Olivier Galfione
Chevalier de Saint-Colombe
Anthony Valentine
British Ambassador
Steve Kalfa
Dr. Guillotin
André Julien
Savant
Jacques Herlin
Savant
Elisabeth Kaza
Card Player
Marie-Laurence
Card Player
Agathe de La Boulaye
Card Player
Abdel Bouthegmes
Lafayette's Indian
Michael Lonsdale
Louis XVI
Charlotte de Turckheim
Marie Antoinette
Damien Groelle
The Dauphin
Louise Balsan
Madame Royal
Valérie Tolédano
Madame Elizabeth
Vernon Dobtcheff
King's Translator
Mathilde Vitry
Lady of the Court
Catherine Chevalier
Lady of the Court
Laure Killing
Lady of the Court
Béatrice Camurat
Lady of the Court
Félix Malinbaum
Captain of the Guard
Hervé Hiolle
King's Messenger
Estelle Brac
Barbeville
Bénédicte Sire
Madame de Fontenay
Anne Deleuze
Madame D'Antremont
Christian Vurpillot
Archbishop
Alain Richard
Grand Chamberlain
Philippe Girard
Post Office Spy
Eric Berg
Post Office Spy
Nancy Marchand
Madame Abbesse
Jessica Lloyd
Julia
Olivia Bonamy
Schoolgirl
Sarah Mesguich
Schoolgirl
Virginie Desarnauts
Schoolgirl
Silvie Laguna
Nun
Sandrine Piau
Singer
Sophie Daneman
Singer
Denis Fouqueray
Bishop
Annie Didion
Crazed Nurse
Sylvia Bergé
Head and Heart Game
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Head and Heart Game
Martine Sarcey
Head and Heart Game
Céline Samie
Head and Heart Game - Rosina
Jean-Marie Lhomme
Head and Heart Game
Florence Mako
Head and Heart Game
Luke Pontifell
Head and Heart Game
Scott Thrun
Head and Heart Game
Daniel Mesguich
Mesmer
Yan Duffas
Assistant
Thibault de Montalembert
Assistant
Magali Leiris
Patient
Valentine Varela
Patient
Gabrielle Islwyn
Singer with Megaqhone
William Christie
Conductor
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
Dardanus
Ismail Merchant
Tipoo Sultan's Ambassador
Martine Chevallier
Mademoiselle Contat (as Martine Chevalier)
Valérie Lang
Demented Woman
Françoise Denieau
Dancer
Anne-Marie Gardette
Dancer
Sophie Jacquemin
Dancer
Caroline Pingault
Dancer
Natalie Van Parys
Dancer
Serge Ambert
Dancer
George Keraghel
Dancer
Arnaud Loison
Dancer
Nicolas N'Guyen
Dancer
Paolo Pagni
Dancer
Vincent Cassel
Camille Desmoulins
Jean Dautremay
Shopkeeper
Alban Thierry
Puppeteer
Alain Picard
Puppeteer
Jean-Marc Hervé
Puppeteer
James Earl Jones
Madison Hemings
Tim Choate
Reporter
Eric Bellocq
Musician (uncredited)
Chrystel Bourgeois
Nun (uncredited)
Elizabeth Corbett
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Lee Delong
(uncredited)
Pascale Dinizani
Young Girl (uncredited)
Behi Djanati Atai
Revolution leader (uncredited)
Mathilde Guyant
Uncredited (uncredited)
Laure Marsac
Young Duchesse (uncredited)
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Trivia
Gwyneth Paltrow's real life mother, Blythe Danner, played Martha Jefferson in 1776 (1972) the mother of her character.
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Sally Hemmings' gown made from the patterned gray fabric selected by Thomas Jefferson and Mrs. Cosway is the same costume worn by Jessica Oyelowo (Sarah) in Sleepy Hollow (1999), and by Billie Piper (Fanny Price) during the play rehearsal scene in Mansfield Park (2007).
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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.
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Thomas buys items from Parisian merchants who use the metric system of measure over a decade before the adoption of metric units in France.
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There are many references to Italy, which did not exist until 1880 except as a collection of independent States.
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Quotes
Thomas Jefferson: Independence is not a toy for children to play with, but the privilege of a fully matured mind.
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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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Thomas Jefferson: I kept having a debate between my head and my heart.
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Photos from cast
Beatrice Winde
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