Nick Nolte
Thomas Jefferson
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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.
Thomas Jefferson lived in Paris from 1784 - 1789, assigned by the U.S. Congress to succeed Benjamin Franklin as an American Minister Plenipotentiary.
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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Polly (Estelle Eonnet) arrives in Paris with Jefferson's teenage slave and maidservant Sally Hemings (Thandy Newton). Nick Nolte performs a superb portrayal of Thomas Jefferson as a vibrant statesman and a passionate human being.
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2h 24m 1995. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Set just prior to the French Revolution, the story revolves around Thomas Jefferson, then US ambassador to France, and his relationship with Maria Cosway, the unhappy wife of an unfaithful husband. Cast & Crew. Read More. James Ivory. Director. F Van Den Driessche.
Jefferson In Paris. 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.
