Who plays the title role in the 1995 film 'Jefferson In Paris'?
Jefferson in Paris film's momentum remains choppy. Overshadowed by its own ambition and not-quite-ironic pageantry, "Jefferson in Paris" doesn't quite come to life ... Casting Nick Nolte as a Founding Father may sound like this film's riskiest choice, but in fact it makes solid sense. Beyond having the right physical stature for the imposing, sandy-haired Jefferson, Mr. Nolte captures the man's vigor and his stiff sense of propriety. He may not adapt effortlessly to the role of an intellectual giant, but his performance is thoroughly creditable ... The film makers fare less successfully with Maria Cosway ... Ms. Scacchi, the film's big casting
Jefferson in Paris Jefferson in Paris Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 Franco-American 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. It was the first portrayal in film of Sally Hemings, and at the time most Jefferson scholars disputed the rumors, started in 1802 by a vengeful journalist named James Callender, that Jefferson had fathered a child