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Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

2h 19m | PG-13

⭐ 5.128 / 10

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.

Director: James Ivory

Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions

Genre: Drama, Romance, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

as Thomas Jefferson

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

as Maria Cosway

Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

as Sally Hemings

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Patsy Jefferson

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

as D'Hancarville

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

as Richard Cosway