Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Genres: Biography, Drama, Historical
Cast: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Thandie Newton, Gwyneth Paltrow
Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 historical drama film, directed by James Ivory, and previously entitled Head and Heart. The screenplay, by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, is a semi-fictional account of Thomas Jefferson's tenure as the Ambassador of the United States to France before his presidency and of his alleged relationships with British artist Maria Cosway and his slave, Sally Hemings.