
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
2h 19m | PG-13
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
Cast

Nick Nolte
as Thomas Jefferson

Greta Scacchi
as Maria Cosway

Thandiwe Newton
as Sally Hemings

Gwyneth Paltrow
as Patsy Jefferson

Jean-Pierre Aumont
as D'Hancarville

Simon Callow
as Richard Cosway