Title Jefferson in Paris 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. Tagline A powerful man torn between his love for one woman and his secret desire for another. Genres Drama, Romance Keywords france, revolution, biography, president, history Production Companies Merchant Ivory Productions, Touchstone Pictures Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 139 Release Year 1995
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 2 million USD