Review of Jefferson in Paris (1995) by William Arnold for Seattle Post-Intelligencer — 13 Oct 1996
By the time [James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala] get around to articulating a story, the inhibitions imposed by their "good taste" begin to seem more like gutlessness, and what initially promises to be an exposure of American liberal doublethink about slavery winds up as a querulous wimp out on a subject that the underrated "Mandingo" is better equipped to deal with.
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This review of Jefferson in Paris (1995) was written by William Arnold and published by Seattle Post-Intelligencer on 13 Oct 1996.
Jefferson in Paris has generally received mixed reviews.
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