Jefferson in Paris
movie
A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.
Released March 31, 1995
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
as
Thomas Jefferson
Greta Scacchi
as
Maria Cosway
Thandiwe Newton
as
Sally Hemings
Gwyneth Paltrow
as
Patsy Jefferson
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as
D'Hancarville
Simon Callow
as
Richard Cosway
Seth Gilliam
as
James Hemings
James Earl Jones
as
Madison Hemings
Michael Lonsdale
as
Louis XVI
Nancy Marchand
as
Madame Abbesse
Charlotte de Turckheim
as
Marie Antoinette
Lambert Wilson
as
Marquis de Lafayette
Crew
James Ivory
as
Director
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
as
Writer
Ismail Merchant
as
Producer
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Donald Rosenfeld
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Executive Producer
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Sylvie Brocheré
as
Casting
Joanna Merlin
as
Casting
Jenny Beavan
as
Costume Design
Richard Robbins
as
Original Music Composer
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Celestia Fox
as
Casting
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Thierry François
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Art Direction
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Bernadette Saint Loubert
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Set Decoration
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Guy-Claude François
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Production Design