Sally Hemmings (2000)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
4h 11min
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- Synopsis:
The story of the extraordinary, controversial thirty-eight-year relationship between Thomas Jefferson (Sam Neill) and his slave mistress, Sally Hemings (Carmen Ejogo). The teenage Sally begins her unexpected relationship with widower Thomas Jefferson in Paris where he is serving as the U.S. Ambassador to France. After escorting Jefferson's younger daughter on a trans-Atlantic journey to join him in Paris, Sally is soon exposed to a world quite unlike the one in which she has lived as an illiterate slave in Monticello. While Sally serves as a nanny of sorts, Jefferson provides her with an education, fine clothes and opportunities to experience cultural events. She and her brother, James (Mario Van Peebles), who works as Jefferson's chef and was also educated by him, delight in the fact that they are free in France-and are treated with respect. It is under these circumstances that Sally and Jefferson become acquainted with one another and begin an affair that will ultimately lead to scandal. - Actors:
- Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo, Diahann Carroll, Mare Winningham, Mario Van Peebles, Rene Auberjonois, Zeljko Ivanek, Klea Scott, Jessica Townsend, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Kevin Conway, Amelia Heinle, Peter Bradbury, Chris Stafford, Kelly Rutherford, Sean Pratt, Paul Kandel, Kathryn Meisle, Reno Roop, June Gable
- Directors:
- Charles Haid
- Producers:
- Gerrit van der Meer
- Writers:
- Tina Andrews
- Aka:
- The Memoirs of Sally Hemings /Sally Hemings: An American Scandal / Forbidden Love / Sally Hemings: An American Love Story / Monticello
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
