Jefferson in Paris (1995)
A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.
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.
- Release date
- September 7, 1995
- Country of origin
- United States, France
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $2,474,000
Trailer
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson
- Greta Scacchi as Maria Cosway
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Patsy Jefferson
- Estelle Eonnet as Polly Jefferson
- Thandiwe Newton as Sally Hemings
- Seth Gilliam as James Hemings
- Todd Boyce as William Short
- Nigel Whitmey as John Trumbull
- Nicolas Silberg as Monsieur Petit
- Catherine Samie as Cook
Crew
- James Ivory · Director
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · Writer
- Ismail Merchant · Producer
- Richard Robbins · Composer
- Pierre Lhomme · Cinematographer
- Isabelle Lorente · Editor
- Andrew Marcus · Editor
- Sylvie Brocheré · Casting director
- Celestia Fox · Casting director
- Joanna Merlin · Casting director
- Guy-Claude François · Production designer