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Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Movie"A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another."
Audience Score
51
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PG-13 2 hr 19 minMar 31st, 1995Romance, History, Drama
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.
StarringNick NolteGreta ScacchiThandiwe Newton
DirectorJames Ivory
WriterRuth Prawer Jhabvala

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 31st, 1995
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 6th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$14,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,474,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Donald Rosenfeld, Paul Bradley
Production Companies:Merchant Ivory Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Franco London Films
Movie Tags:
biographyparis, francefrancerevolution18th centurypresidentversaillesambassador