Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
English, French
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures
Setting
Paris
Crew
Screenplay
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 1995 generic
Titles
| Original title | Jefferson in Paris | |
| Québec French title | Jefferson à Paris |
Soundtracks
| CD | Jefferson In Paris (Original Film Soundtrack) - Richard Robbins (1995) | 3 releases, 1995: Angel Records |
Full credits
| Director | James Ivory |
| Screenplay | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
