Thomas jefferson by ken burns, ossie davis, sam waterston. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital stereo. It covers the life and times of thomas jefferson, the 3rd president of the united states. Thomas jefferson is a twopart portrait of one of the most fascinating and complicated figures ever to walk across americas.
But like the other founding fathers, he was quite simply a great man. Ken burns, americas most popular and successful documentarian of history, has called thomas jefferson the most important human being born in the last 500 years. In the playlist race, for example, youll see how moments from the civil war, baseball, thomas jefferson and jazz are related. The film was titled thomas hart benton and was a madefortv film in 1988 starring thomas hart benton and jason robards.
Thomas hart bentons paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Clay was one of the creators of the modern chautauqua movement. I hope that pbs continues to release all of ken burns productions on dvd. Archives explore jefferson s most important and controversial writings, and transcripts of. We have also compiled the unique listing, below, of all ken burnss historical films, organized by century, to help encourage teachers to do take better advantage of this great online resource. A young thomas jefferson from the virginia wilderness is transformed by the fire of the enlightenment into his countrys most articulate voice for human. This is an excellent documentary by ken burns on the life of thomas jefferson. Today his works are in museums, but benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate. The congress to present the shakers into 19th century thomas jefferson into 19th century nineteenth century. Thomas jefferson a quality leader in american history. As a young man, he was transformed by the fire of the enlightenment into americas most articulate voice for human liberty. The complex life of thomas jefferson, who wrote that all men are created equal yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker ken burns in this probing documentary.
My initial advice to ken burns was clear, sharpedged and, as subsequent events would show, dead wrong. Covering jeffersons diplomatic work in france, his two presidential terms, his retirement at monticello and more, the absorbing biography features narration by ossie davis. Thomas jefferson a film by ken burns dvd,returning from france, jefferson strives to preserve the fragile new u. His louisiana purchase doubles the nations size, but he faces controversy and scandal, finally retiring to. Kenneth lauren burns born 1953 is an american filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Florentine films is grateful for the generous support over the years from numerous funders including bank of america. Henry adams, thomas hart benton, arthur danto, burl ives. Thomas jefferson is a 1997 threepart american documentary film directed and produced by ken burns. Members of the better angels society national endowment for the humanities.
Thomas jefferson a film by ken burns 1996 blogging. This is a guide for part 1 of the video through jeffersons return from france to the us. Dont miss ken burns definitive film on the most remarkable yet controversial man in american history. For other people named kenneth burns, see kenneth burns. He becomes vice president in 1797, and the third u. This site documents the making of ken burns 1996 pbs film thomas jefferson. Ken burns examines the life and works of the third president of the united states, while showing how this one man advanced the cause of religious, political and intellectual freedom everywhere and. Included are discussions of the relevance of jeffersons legacy, and a photo gallery. Thomas jefferson film product information category docudrama dvds, education movies, televisiontv series videos, documentary, biography, history, american historyculture. Using techniques that will seem comfortably familiar to viewers of other films by burns, historians and writers including joseph ellis, daniel boorstin, garry wills, and gore vidal appear on camera to speak about jefferson, a cast of actors read the words of jefferson and. Select your favorite ken burns film, like the war or baseball, to watch scenes from that film. Not only was he a dedicated public servant, but was also a writer, an inventor, and a noted architect.
A film by ken burns vhs, 1997, 2tape set pbs home videocover has wear 202838992064. A biographical film about the united states influential and profoundly enigmatic founding father. Using techniques that will seem comfortably familiar to viewers of other films by burns, historians and writers including joseph ellis, daniel boorstin, garry wills, and gore vidal appear on camera to speak about jefferson, a cast of actors read the words of jefferson and others. Ken burns, in full kenneth lauren burns, born july 29, 1953, brooklyn, new york, u. Ken burns is a master at moving scenes, and the story of jeffersons life is among the more moving biographies that ive seen. Ken burns america thomas jefferson part i video author. It covers all of jeffersons life, in just about three hours. A film by ken burns 5 stars our plan was that we were going to make jefferson human, that this film was going to get past the icon and bring the man alive. Anthony, mark twain, horatio nelson jackson, and boxer jack johnson. And this was before i had a chance to verify it with ken burns, the executive producer and director of thomas jefferson, the threehour tv documentary presented by. He has appeared in three ken burns documentary films, including the most recent film the roosevelts.
Florentine films american lives film project pbs home video examines the life of thomas jefferson, third president of the united states and author of the declaration of independence. Thomas jefferson a film by ken burns ken burns director rated. The complicated life of thomas jefferson is the subject of this excellent documentary by noted filmmaker ken burns. The collection includes biographies of thomas jefferson, frank lloyd wright, elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. In the film jefferson is portrayed as renaissance man. The way he weaves commentary in with pictures, still shots. Ken burns is a master of his craft and has created many fine documentaries that i have enjoyed, including baseball and jazz. For the english football referee, see ken burns referee. This is 2b thomas jefferson ken burns by independent learning academy on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It covers the life and times of thomas jefferson, the 3rd. Thomas jeffersona film by ken burns 1997 the king of the pbs documentary does it again. Like the other founding fathers, he was not a perfect man. What is the music for ken burns thomas jefferson answers.
Thomas jefferson is a twopart portrait of one of the most fascinating and complicated figures ever to walk across americas public stage our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Thomas jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of american history. It features beautiful imagery, historical reenactments, interviews with brilliant jefferson scholars, and burns trademark documentary music. Thomas jefferson jefferson also made himself into a true renaissance man a scholar, a philosopher, a diplomat, an aesthete, and an architect. See what themes appear in your favorite film and how they reappear in the other films. This classic twopart series by ken burns tells the compelling story of thomas jefferson, an icon of his age and a monumental figure for all time. Archives explore jeffersons most important and controversial writings, and transcripts of. A film by ken burns vhs, 1997, 2tape set at the best online prices at ebay. Thomas jefferson documentary that aired on pbs in 1997. It is with this passionate admiration, tempered as always by a blunt acknowledgement of jeffersons flaws, that. You cannot make a documentary film about thomas jefferson, i warned, because jefferson.
A film by ken burns revered as the author of the declaration of independence, the most sacred document in american history, yet condemned as a lifelong owner of slaves, thomas jefferson remains the enigma that is america. Covering jeffersons diplomatic work in france, his two presidential terms, his retirement at monticello and more. Thomas jefferson is a 1997 twopart american documentary film directed and produced by ken burns. A film by ken burns should be every collection of quality dvd documentaries, and shown and studied in all american history classes. Thomas jefferson ken burns pbs video viewing guide by. This ken burns produced documentary on thomas jefferson comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer that preserves the original aspect ratio of 1.
All ken burns documentaries ranked from best to worst imdb. A teachers guide to the films of ken burns nehedsitement. Thomas jefferson 1997 thomas jefferson is a twopart portrait of one of the most fascinating and complicated figures ever to walk across americas public stage our enigmatic and brilliant third president. A survey of reactions to the 2000 cbs miniseries, suzanne strength jefferson and me. Rent thomas jefferson 1997 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. His widely known documentary series include the civil war 1990, baseball 1994, jazz.
There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closedcaptioned. With ossie davis, joseph ellis, john hope franklin, gwyneth paltrow. He has portrayed a dozen historical characters, including thomas jefferson, theodore roosevelt, meriwether lewis, j. He received a bachelors degree 1975 in film studies and design from hampshire college. Thomas jefferson a film by ken burns by pbs by ken burns format. The basic question here is does it matter if thomas jefferson had or didnt have a longstanding relationship with a slave. Explore the awardwinning collection of films by acclaimed documentary filmmaker ken burns. A film by ken burns dvd, 2005 at the best online prices at ebay. Ken burns american lives is a collection of outstanding biographies and stories of some of americas most celebrated pioneers and historical figures.
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