Jefferson in Paris (1995)

  • PG-13
  • 03/31/1995 (US)
  • Drama, Romance, History
  • 2h 19m

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.

James Ivory

Director

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Writer

Cast

Nick Nolte's headshot

Nick Nolte

Thomas Jefferson
Greta Scacchi's headshot

Greta Scacchi

Maria Cosway
Thandiwe Newton's headshot

Thandiwe Newton

Sally Hemings
Gwyneth Paltrow's headshot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Patsy Jefferson
Jean-Pierre Aumont's headshot

Jean-Pierre Aumont

D'Hancarville
Simon Callow's headshot

Simon Callow

Richard Cosway
Seth Gilliam's headshot

Seth Gilliam

James Hemings
James Earl Jones's headshot

James Earl Jones

Madison Hemings

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