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Jefferson in Paris
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- Starring: Nick Nolte
- Summary: While ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferon (Nolte) starts a relationship with slave Sally Hemmings (Newton).
- Director: James Ivory
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Romance
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Positive: 3 out of 22
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Mixed: 15 out of 22
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Negative: 4 out of 22
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75But, as with any other Merchant Ivory film, this one provides pleasures beyond the ordinary. [07 Apr 1995]
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60This decorous look at the great man's five years as ambassador to France in the period leading up to the French Revolution touches upon much significant history, incident and emotion but, ironically, lacks the intrigue and drama of great fiction.
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60Overshadowed by its own ambition and not-quite-ironic pageantry, Jefferson in Paris doesn't quite come to life.
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30So what exactly is the point? Does Jefferson's treatment of Sally Hemings establish his racism or his instinctive color-blindness? Unfortunately, the picture is so unfocused and tumbles so rapidly from one event to another that it's difficult to tell.