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.
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Stars: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Thandiwe Newton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simon Callow
Crew: James Ivory (Director), Ismail Merchant (Producer), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Writer), Donald Rosenfeld (Executive Producer), Pierre Lhomme (Director of Photography), Isabelle Lorente (Editor)
Country: France, United States of America, United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Franco London Films
Runtime: 139 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 31, 1995
IMDb: 5.9
Keywords:ambassador, france, paris, france, revolution, biography, versailles, president, 18th century
