Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.

March 31, 1995139 min5.2EN
DramaRomanceHistory

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.

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Nick Nolte
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Greta Scacchi
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Thandiwe Newton
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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
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Simon Callow
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Seth Gilliam
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James Earl Jones
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Michael Lonsdale
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Nancy Marchand
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