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Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 historical drama film, directed by James Ivory, and previously entitled Head and Heart. The screenplay, by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala , is a semi- fictional account of Thomas Jefferson 's tenure as the Ambassador of the United States to France before his presidency and of his alleged relationships with Italian-English ...
Learn about Jefferson's five-year stay in Paris as a diplomat and a cultural enthusiast. Explore his observations, purchases, and correspondence on architecture, art, music, theater, and more.
Apr 7, 1995 · The movie takes place in the mid-1780s, when Jefferson ( Nick Nolte ), author of the Declaration of Independence, replaced Benjamin Franklin as the representative of the new United States at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. His wife is already dead.
A film about Thomas Jefferson's five years in Paris as a diplomat and his alleged affair with his slave Sally Hemings. The plot follows his relationships with his daughters, his friends, his enemies, and the French Revolution.
In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway (Greta Scacchi), but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings...
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- James Ivory
- PG-13
- Nick Nolte
Chronicles the time that Thomas Jefferson spent as the American Ambassador to France (1784-1789). These were significant years for him in his public and personal life, and fateful ones for France, where the revolution was about to break out. 580 IMDb 5.7 2 h 19 min 1995. X-Ray PG-13.
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A historical drama film directed by James Ivory and written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Nick Nolte stars as Thomas Jefferson, who travels to Paris with his daughter Patsy and his slave Sally Hemings.
