Jefferson in Paris
1995-03-31 | 139 min
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.
Genres
Drama Romance History
Cast
Nick Nolte
Greta Scacchi
Thandiwe Newton
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Simon Callow
Seth Gilliam
James Earl Jones
