Jefferson in Paris (1995)

139 min · Biographical picture, Drama, Historie, Romance Film, biographical film, drama film

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Directors

James Ivory

Cast

Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gwyneth Paltrow, Estelle Eoneth, Simon Callow, Thandiwe Newton, James Earl Jones

The story

Set in the period 1784–1789, the film portrays Jefferson when he was US minister to France at Versailles before the French Revolution. French liberals and intellectuals hope he will lead them away from the corruption of the court of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette and toward a more democratic form of government. Although deploring the poverty of the common people, he embraces the riches of French culture and civilization.

Catalogue themes and tags

1790s, Absolutism, Ambassador, France, French Revolution, Married Lover, Paris, Reicher Witwer, Thomas Jefferson, Verhältnis, Biography, Costume drama, Historical fiction, Period piece, Drama, Romantic drama, Romance Film, Political drama

Genres

Biographical picture, Drama, Historie, Romance Film, biographical film, drama film

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