Jefferson in Paris 29 years old

A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.

Jefferson in Paris

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.

Credits

Jefferson in Paris Cast

Name Character
Gwyneth Paltrow She was 22, now 52 years old as Patsy Jefferson
Lambert Wilson He was 36, now 66 years old as Marquis de Lafayette
Nick Nolte He was 54, now 83 years old as Thomas Jefferson
James Earl Jones He was 64, now 93 years old as Madison Hemings
Vincent Cassel He was 28, now 58 years old as Camille Desmoulins
Seth Gilliam He was 26, now 56 years old as James Hemings
Simon Callow He was 45, now 75 years old as Richard Cosway
Charlotte de Turckheim She was 39, now 69 years old as Marie Antoinette
Thandie Newton She was 22, now 52 years old as Sally Hemings
Greta Scacchi She was 35, now 64 years old as Maria Cosway
Jean-Pierre Aumont He was 84, 90 years old when he died as D'Hancarville
Michael Lonsdale He was 63, now 93 years old as Louis XVI
Nancy Marchand She was 66, 71 years old when she died as Madame Abbesse
Steve Kalfa He was 40, now 69 years old as Dr. Guillotin

Jefferson in Paris Crew

Name Department
Isabelle Lorente as Editor. Editing
Andrew Marcus as Editor. He was 35 (now 64) years old Editing
James Ivory as Director. He was 66 (now 96) years old Directing
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as Writer. She was 67 (85) years old when She died Writing
Ismail Merchant as Producer. He was 58 (68) years old when He died Production
Pierre Lhomme as Director of Photography. He was 64 (89) years old when He died Camera
Donald Rosenfeld as Executive Producer. Production
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Jefferson in Paris (29 years)

A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another.

  • Release day: Friday, March 31, 1995
  • Runtime: 139 minutes
  • Budget: 14000000.00
  • Revenue: 2474000.00