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Jefferson in Paris
“A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.”
5.1 / 10• 1995• 2h 19m•PG-13• English
DramaRomanceHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nick Nolte
Thomas Jefferson
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Ivory's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jefferson in Paris is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
