Jefferson in Paris (1995)
• March 31st, 1995 • 2h 19min
Drama, Romance, History
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Rules of the Game
Released on: 1939-07-09
Drama, Comedy, Romance
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois a...
Grand Illusion
Released on: 1937-06-04
Drama, History, War
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieute...
Gandhi
Released on: 1982-12-01
Drama, History
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
Kolya
Released on: 1996-05-15
Drama, Comedy
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly tak...
Animal Farm
Released on: 1999-10-03
Drama, Comedy
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. How...
JFK
Released on: 1991-12-20
Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...
Moulin Rouge!
Released on: 2001-05-18
Drama, Romance, Music
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Pari...
Dangerous Liaisons
Released on: 1988-12-21
Drama, Romance
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...
The General And Me
Released on: 2017-05-29
War, Documentary, History
Over the period of 25 years the director met General Võ Nguyên Giáp, a legendary hero of Vietnam’s i...
Mine Wars
Released on: 2016-01-12
Documentary, History
Efforts of the United Mine Workers, led by Mother Jones, to organize coal miners in southern West Vi...
I'm Not There
Released on: 2007-10-01
Drama, Music
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his ...
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
Released on: 1961-10-25
Adventure, Romance, History
To avenge her defeat and with the help of the Cardinal's army leader Rochefort, the treacherous Mila...
Paul and Michelle
Released on: 1974-03-15
Romance, Drama
Taking place approximately three years after the events in Friends, Paul and Michelle follows the fa...
Julio Iglesias: Latin Crooner, Global Star
Released on: 2022-12-14
Documentary, History, Music, TV Movie
An account of the life and work of the charismatic and seductive Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, from...
To byl český muzikant
Released on: 1940-02-09
Drama
Teacher František Kmoch is suspended because he plays at dances or composes at night. He forms a ban...
Changeling
Released on: 2008-10-24
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a ...
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Released on: 2003-12-12
Drama, Romance
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events ...
The Three Musketeers
Released on: 1973-12-11
Action, Adventure, Romance
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends ...
Becoming Jane
Released on: 2007-03-02
Romance, Drama
Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy La...
Gods and Monsters
Released on: 1998-09-12
Drama
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "...