Jefferson in Paris (1995)
| Release Date | 31 March 1995 |
| Budget | $14,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | FranceUSA |
| Filming Locations | Paris, France |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film, Romantic Drama |
| Niche Genre | Historical Film |
| Themes | Americans Abroad, Servants and Employers, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Lavish, Literate, Stirring, Cerebral |
| Tags | Ambassador [political], Aristocrat, French Revolution, Grief, Paternity, President, Slavery, Widow/widower |
Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 American historical drama film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is a semi-fictional account of Thomas Jefferson's tenure as the Ambassador of the United States to France prior to his Presidency, and his alleged relationships with artist Maria Cosway and slave Sally Hemings.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Estelle Eonnet
Polly Jefferson
Todd Boyce
William Short
Nigel Whitmey
John Trumbull
Nicolas Silberg
Monsieur Petit
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
Humbert Balsan
Mutilated Officer
Nichel Rois
Mutilated Officer
Bob Sessions
James Byrd
Jeffrey Ribier
Mulatto Boy
Marc Tissot
Construction Foreman
William Moseley
George Washington de Lafayette
Christopher Thompson
Interpreter
Jean-François Perrier
Liberal Aristocrat
Éric Génovèse
Liberal Aristocrat
Philippe Mareuil
Liberal Aristocrat
Philippe Bouclet
Liberal Aristocrat
David Gasman
Liberal Aristocrat
Olivier Galfione
Chevalier de Saint-Colombe
Steve Kalfa
Dr. Guillotin
André Julien
Savant
Jacques Herlin
Savant
Elisabeth Kaza
Card Player
Marie-Laurence
Card Player
Abdel Bouthegmes
Lafayette's Indian
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
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
Jessica Lloyd
Julia
Sarah Mesguich
Schoolgirl
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
Martine Chevallier
Mademoiselle Contat
Valerie 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
Jean Dautremay
Shopkeeper
Alban Thierry
Puppeteer
Alain Picard
Puppeteer
Jean-Marc Hervé
Puppeteer
Beatrice Winde
Mary Hemings
Eric Bellocq
Musician
Chrystel Bourgeois
Nun
Elizabeth Corbett
Peasant Woman
Lee Delong
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Pascale Dinizani
Young Girl
Behi Djanati Atai
Revolution leader
Mathilde Guyant
Uncredited
Director
Writer
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Producer
Humbert Balsan
co-producer
Paul Bradley
executive producer
Donald Rosenfeld
executive producer
Original Music
Richard Robbins
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Cinematographer
Pierre Lhomme
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Editor
Isabelle Lorente
-
Andrew Marcus
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Casting Director
Sylvie Brocheré
-
Celestia Fox
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Production Designer
Guy-Claude François
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Art Director
Thierry François
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Set Decorator
Bernadette Saint Loubert
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Costume Designer
Jenny Beavan
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John Bright
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Makeup Department
Evelyne Byot
makeup department head
Anne-Marie Demeur
makeup artist
Tina Earnshaw
key makeup artist
Bernard Floch
makeup artist
Catherine George
makeup artist
Carol Hemming
hairdressing/makeup
Catherine Leblanc
key hair stylist
Lydia Pujols
makeup artist
Florence Vayssieres
makeup artist
Production Manager
Alexandre Déon
unit manager
Richard Hawley
unit production manager
Laurent Lasnon
assistant unit manager
Jean-Baptiste Leclère
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-Philippe Blime
first assistant second unit director
Damienne Caron
second second assistant director
Christopher Granier-Deferre
second assistant director
Nayeem Hafizka
second assistant second unit director
Hugues De Laugardière
second unit director
Abel Monem
third assistant director
Simon Moseley
first assistant director
Frédéric Nicolas
first assistant director
Art Department
Jean-Michel Ducourty
first assistant art director
Marie-Agnes Giafferi
assistant art director
Frédéric-Guillaume Lefebvre
assistant production designer
Thierry Poulet
assistant art director
Charles Schwacsina
assistant art director
Sound Department
Eric Chevallier
sound recordist
Robert Gavin
adr editor
François Groult
sound re-recordist
Laurent Lafran
sound recordist: second unit
Jean-Pierre Lelong
foley artist
Jacques Lévy
adr editor
David Motta
boom operator
Laurent Quaglio
sound designer
Mike Shoring
sound recordist
Bruno Tarrière
sound re-recordist
Visual Effects
François Vagnon
motion control operator
Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Abraham
gaffer
Arnaud Borrel
still photographer
André Bouladoux
key grip
Arthur Cloquet
camera operator: second unit
Kevin Jewison
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eve-Marie Arnault
wardrobe supervisor
Azmin Jaffer
wardrobe assistant
Braden King
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Diane Logan
associate editor
Asim Matin
apprentice editor
Music Department
David Bahanovich
music supervisor
Emmanuel Balssa
musician: cello
William Christie
musical director: period music
Simon Heyerick
musician: Nick Nolte's violin
Hiro Kurosaki
musician: violin solo, "La Follia"
Gerard McCann
music editor
Mary Nichols
singing voice: "Mormola", Greta Scacchi
Jory Vinikour
musician: harpsichord solo
Other Crew
Elizabeth Aldrich
choreographer: dance for Sally
Estelle Bault
script supervisor: second unit
Melissa Chung
assistant production coordinator
Barbra Flinder
title designer
Jacqueline Gamard
script supervisor
Simon Heyerick
violin coach: Mr. Nolte
Mark Mason
polygraph opperator
Béatrice Massin
stager: opera scene, choreographer: opera scene
Frantz Richard
location manager
Production Company
Touchstone Pictures
Merchant Ivory Productions
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Gaumont
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Abril Vídeo
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Video
Buena Vista Home Video
Buena Vista International (Sweden)
Filmes Lusomundo
Touchstone Home Video
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Miscellaneous
Les Arts Florissants
orchestra: Scenes from Antonio Sacchini's 'Dardanus'
Compangie Fêtes Galantes
group cast members: Scenes from Antonio Sacchini's 'Dardanus'
Peerless Camera Company
titles and opticals
Excalibur
titles and opticals
Les Auditoriums de Joinville
sound re-recording
L.A. East Studios
original music recorded at
GTC
processing and prints
Samuelson Alga Cinéma
camera
Transpalux
electrical equipment
Goutille
catering
Guinness Mahon and Company
banking services
Banque Nationale de Paris
banking services
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
participation
Le Château de Versailles
special thanks
Musée Rodin, Paris
special thanks
Basilique de Saint Denis
special thanks
Palais Royal
special thanks
EMI Classics
soundtrack
Erato Records
special permission: Les Arts Florissants
Juniper Post
sound
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
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