Jefferson in Paris

“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.

Director

James Ivory

Screenplay

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Music

Richard Robbins

Status

Released

Release date

31/03/1995

Original language

English

Budget

US$ 14 M

Box office

US$ 2 M