Jefferson in Paris
A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.
Drama
Romance
History
Overview
His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway, but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings, Jefferson's attentions are diverted.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1995-03-31
Runtime:
2h 19m
Director:
James Ivory
Writer:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Top Cast
Nick Nolte
Thomas Jefferson
Greta Scacchi
Maria Cosway
Thandiwe Newton
Sally Hemings
Gwyneth Paltrow
Patsy Jefferson
Jean-Pierre Aumont
D'Hancarville
Simon Callow
Richard Cosway
Seth Gilliam
James Hemings
James Earl Jones
Madison Hemings
Michael Lonsdale
Louis XVI
Nancy Marchand
Madame Abbesse
Charlotte de Turckheim
Marie Antoinette
Lambert Wilson
Marquis de Lafayette
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