Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995
2h 19m
5.1/10 (43 votes)
Budget:$14,000,000
Revenue:$2,474,000
Director: James Ivory

Jefferson in Paris

"A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another."

DramaRomanceHistory

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.

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Top Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Thomas Jefferson

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Maria Cosway

Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Sally Hemings

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Patsy Jefferson

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

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