we seek out this hard to find vhs after watch two excellent merchant ivory picture back to back . know it be an instant box office failure and a failure a a rental and i think it might be worth see anyway base on m i reputation . too bad . nine year ago and it be very much a liberal agenda objective to trash the founding father and indeed they have some success in eradicate the found father from many american classroom include and for example and new jersey while whose eradication of our great founder quickly end when the washington time shone the spotlight of truth into the nj school board and their subversive deed . a small part of this be headline the allege sally hemmings thomas jefferson connection and disregard the inconvenient dna finding which fail to support the wacky left agenda . never mind . they get james ellis and an author of dubious reputation and to put it in a book and and columbia university seal the deal by give elli a pulitzer . a to jefferson in paris and the liberal agenda spin begin in the opening scene wherein jam earl jones be claim to be the son of jefferson . the spin simply continue in flashback mode to paris . the unmistakable truth be that even if a person assume the lie be true the hemmings allegation would be an insignificant detail into the large matter of jefferson prolong and vital diplomatic mission to paris ( as well a to the netherlands where he secure crucial financial backing for america when our infant nation be without fund ) . besides the liberal spin job and there be nothing else of interest in this drab and tortuously dull movie . some of the other history be indeed accurate add credence to frame the lie but this movie take one of the most interesting moment in american history and reduce it to a remedy for insomnia . please do not ask me why liberal set out to trash the founding father and because i do not waste time explain the act of such people . don not ask them either while they usually respond to such question with the same answer represent shut up .