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Jefferson in Paris (1995)

PG-13 · 1995-03-31 · 2h 19m · EN
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A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.

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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James IvoryDirectorRuth Prawer JhabvalaWriter
Budget
$14M
Box office
$2.5M

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Nick NolteNick NolteThomas JeffersonGreta ScacchiGreta ScacchiMaria CoswayThandiwe NewtonThandiwe NewtonSally HemingsGwyneth PaltrowGwyneth PaltrowPatsy JeffersonJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre AumontD'HancarvilleSimon CallowSimon CallowRichard CoswaySeth GilliamSeth GilliamJames HemingsJames Earl JonesJames Earl JonesMadison HemingsMichael LonsdaleMichael LonsdaleLouis XVINancy MarchandNancy MarchandMadame AbbesseCharlotte de TurckheimCharlotte de TurckheimMarie AntoinetteLambert WilsonLambert WilsonMarquis de Lafayette

Keywords

BiographyParis, franceHistory18th centuryFranceRevolutionPresidentAmbassadorVersailles

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Genre affinityDrama · Romance · HistoryTheme affinityBiography · Paris France · HistoryMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityRomance

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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.

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Jefferson in Paris has a runtime of 139 minutes.

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