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    Jefferson in Paris

    PG-131995 · Historical drama · 2h 19m

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  1. 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 artist Maria Cosway and his slave, Sally Hemings.

    • $14 million
  2. Apr 7, 1995 · A historical drama about the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings in Paris in the 1780s, based on the team of Merchant-Ivory and Jhabvala. The film explores the themes of history, romance, politics and decadence, but has no clear story or ideas about the characters or their feelings.

  3. Patsy vows to care for Polly as would a sister and a mother. 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. He is attracted to and pursued by Maria Cosway (Greta ...

  4. Jefferson in Paris was a terrific film. It exposed and examined Jefferson's split personality - creating the Declaration of Independence, insisting he wanted slavery abolished, but keeping a ...

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    • James Ivory
    • PG-13
    • Nick Nolte
  5. Sally Hemings (as Thandie Newton) Seth Gilliam. ... James Hemings. Todd Boyce. ... William Short. Nigel Whitmey.

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  7. 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. 576 IMDb 5.7 2 h 19 min 1995. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Emotional. Available to rent or buy.

  8. 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.

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