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Jefferson in Paris
1995 5.2 (42 votes) 2h 19m
Genres
Drama Romance History
Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions
Touchstone Pictures
Franco London Films
Gaumont

Jefferson in Paris

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

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.

Key Crew

Director: James Ivory

Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Producer: Ismail Merchant

Director of Photography: Pierre Lhomme

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

D'Hancarville

Simon Callow
Simon Callow

Richard Cosway

Seth Gilliam
Seth Gilliam

James Hemings

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

Madison Hemings

Videos

Jefferson in Paris (1995) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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