Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 movie about the US historical figure Thomas Jefferson before he becomes US President. Stars Nick Nolte, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Thandie Newton. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... Gwyneth Paltrow in Shallow Hal Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 28, 1972) is an American actress. ... Thandie Newton Thandie Newton (born November 6, 1972) is a British actress. ...
Jefferson was 41 years old when he arrived from Virginia, accompanied by his elder daughter, Patsy, and one of his slaves, James Hemings.
Jefferson was still in Paris when the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, and the film resounds throughout with revolutionary rumblings and upheavals.
Sally was thus Jefferson's wife's half-sister, and while her resemblance to his dead wife may have contributed to her attraction to him, she was also a very pretty girl, who belonged to him.
Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 Merchant Ivory Productions' film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
It is about the historical figure Thomas Jefferson as the U.S. Ambassador to France, before he became President.
Co-starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simon Callow, Seth Gilliam, James Earl Jones, Michael Lonsdale (as Louis XVI), Nancy Marchand, Thandie Newton (as Sally Hemings), Gwyneth Paltrow (as Martha Jefferson), Charlotte de Turckheim (as Marie-Antoinette) and Lambert Wilson (as Marquis de Lafayette).
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