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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin is everywhere adoredand everywhere cossetted in Paris, by no one more so,than by...

Franklin is everywhere adored
and everywhere cossetted in Paris, by no one more so,
than by the women of France

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Franklin is everywhere adored and everywhere cossetted
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in Paris, by no one more so, than by the women of France.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:56
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 It had two charges, he wrote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
It had two charges, he wrote,
S01 • E02 Every word that drops from his lips, they think is a gem. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Every word that drops from his lips, they think is a gem.
S01 • E02 And Franklin just adores the fact that these women are - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And Franklin just adores the fact that these women are
S01 • E01 He grouped a collection of glass containers together, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He grouped a collection of glass containers together,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin became particularly enchanted - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: Franklin became particularly enchanted
S01 • E02 She was beautiful and well- educated and, at age 33, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
She was beautiful and well- educated and, at age 33,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin comes up with the most - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin comes up with the most
S01 • E02 He went to her home twice a week for tea and music; - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
He went to her home twice a week for tea and music;
S01 • E01 And it flows from positive to negative. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And it flows from positive to negative.
S01 • E01 Narrator: But pure science had less appeal to Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: But pure science had less appeal to Franklin
S01 • E02 Isaacson: I think that Franklin's relationships - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Isaacson: I think that Franklin's relationships
S01 • E01 Man: Lightning was seen as being Divine Retribution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man: Lightning was seen as being Divine Retribution.
S01 • E01 Of course, the irony was that most of the buildings - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Of course, the irony was that most of the buildings
S01 • E02 He loved being flirtatious, loved being around them, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He loved being flirtatious, loved being around them,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Isaacson: Franklin is convinced that lightning
S01 • E02 I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
I think Madame Brillon pointed out to Franklin that she was
S01 • E01 He's looking at electric sparks, - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
He's looking at electric sparks,
S01 • E02 I believe Franklin must have been disappointed, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
I believe Franklin must have been disappointed,
S01 • E01 He proposed an experiment that involved placing a person - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
He proposed an experiment that involved placing a person
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: Franklin's attentions turned to another woman