Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another. 1995-03-31 France, United States of America, United Kingdom 139 Min. PG-13
5.1 39 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Nick Nolte is Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Greta Scacchi is Maria Cosway
Maria Cosway
Thandiwe Newton is Sally Hemings
Sally Hemings
Gwyneth Paltrow is Patsy Jefferson
Patsy Jefferson
Jean-Pierre Aumont is D'Hancarville
D'Hancarville
Simon Callow is Richard Cosway
Richard Cosway
Seth Gilliam is James Hemings
James Hemings
James Earl Jones is Madison Hemings
Madison Hemings
Michael Lonsdale is Louis XVI
Nancy Marchand is Madame Abbesse
Madame Abbesse
Charlotte de Turckheim is Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Lambert Wilson is Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette