Jefferson in Paris
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1995-03-31
Runtime: 139 mins
Director: James Ivory
Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Romance, History
Original title: Jefferson in Paris
Production Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries: France
Cast
Nick Nolte
Greta Scacchi
Thandiwe Newton
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Simon Callow
Seth Gilliam
James Earl Jones
Michael Lonsdale
Nancy Marchand
Charlotte de Turckheim
Lambert Wilson
Vincent Cassel
Steve Kalfa
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