X
- 1995
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 19 m
- 1995
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 19 m
Summary While ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferon (Nolte) starts a relationship with slave Sally Hemmings (Newton).
Directed By: James Ivory
Written By: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- 1995
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 19 m
- 1995
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 19 m
Jefferson in Paris
45
5.8
Summary While ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferon (Nolte) starts a relationship with slave Sally Hemmings (Newton).
Directed By: James Ivory
Written By: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
68% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
18% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
68% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
18% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
But, as with any other Merchant Ivory film, this one provides pleasures beyond the ordinary. [07 Apr 1995]
Overshadowed by its own ambition and not-quite-ironic pageantry, Jefferson in Paris doesn't quite come to life.
But despite the vibrancy of its images and the exquisiteness of its craftsmanship, Jefferson in Paris doesn't often light a fire under its material. [07 Apr 1995]
The team of producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory and writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala drops the ball with this droopy, snail-paced prigs-in-wigs movie.
The movie tells no clear story and has no clear ideas.
So 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.
Jefferson in Paris is nevertheless a disaster, intellectually infuriating and thoughtlessly racist.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
5.8
44% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
33% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
22% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
5.8
44% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
33% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
22% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
Production Company
Touchstone Pictures,
Merchant Ivory Productions,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date Mar 31, 1995
Duration 2 h 19 m
Rating PG-13
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
