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.
Jefferson in Paris has generally received mixed reviews.
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Jefferson in Paris was released in 1995 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving Jefferson in Paris (1995) an average rating of 48%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 71%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Jefferson in Paris than critics were.
With a score of 48%, Jefferson in Paris is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1995, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1995 with similar scores include films like Judge Dredd, Money Train and Village of the Damned.
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