Love in Paris

1997 American film

Love in Paris

Official DVD cover

Directed by| Anne Goursaud
Written by| Characters:
Elizabeth McNeill
Screenplay:
Mick Davis (as Michael Davis)
Produced by| Yannick Bernard
Staffan Ahrenberg
Starring| Mickey Rourke
Agathe de La Fontaine
Angie Everhart
Cinematography| Robert Alazraki
Edited by| Anne Goursaud
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Music by| Francis Haines
Stephen W. Parsons
Distributed by| Trimark Home Video

Release dates

* May 9, 1997 (1997-05-09) (Brazil[1])
* June 12, 1997 (1997-06-12)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Countries| United States
France
United Kingdom
Language| English

Love in Paris (released as Another 9½ Weeks in the United States) is a 1997 American erotic romantic drama film. It is a sequel to the 1986 film 9½ Weeks.

Mickey Rourke reprises his role as John Gray from the original and Angie Everhart co-stars. The film, directed by Anne Goursaud[2] was released directly to video in the United States, receiving poor reviews.[3]

## Plot

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Ten years after Elizabeth (the character portrayed by Kim Basinger in the first film[4]) left him, John has descended into a world of depression and loneliness, and is suicidal. When he receives an invitation to attend an art exhibit in Paris that will feature some of Elizabeth's paintings, he immediately boards a plane for France, hoping to get to talk to her.

He arrives at the auction house and promptly wins all of her artwork, but Elizabeth is not there. He does, however, see a beautiful woman (Angie Everhart) wearing exactly the same shawl that he gave Elizabeth many years earlier. The woman's name is Lea Calot. She says that she is Elizabeth's close friend and that Elizabeth is now living in another country, happily married.[5]

John suspects there is something Lea is not telling him. It becomes apparent that Elizabeth told her intimate details of their relationship. Lea, a fashion designer, is obviously attracted to John, and he begins to warm up to her as well. They begin a passionate affair, but Lea continues to be evasive when it comes to answering questions about Elizabeth.

John also becomes close to Lea's beautiful assistant, Claire, who is in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend. As John comes closer to discovering the truth of Elizabeth's fate, he is forced to examine the ways in which his past actions have changed him as a person, and if he can be the kind of lover for Lea that she wants him to be.

## Cast

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* Mickey Rourke as John Gray
* Agathe de La Fontaine as Claire
* Angie Everhart as Lea Calot
* Steven Berkoff as Vitorio DaSilva
* Dougray Scott as Charlie

## References

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1. ^ "Brazil Top 10". Screen International. 30 May 1997. p. 23.
2. ^ "Another 9 1/2 Weeks - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
3. ^ "Another 9 1/2 Weeks". Rotten Tomatoes. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
4. ^ "AFI Catalog - 9 1/2 Weeks". American Film Institute Catalog. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. ^ Kelly, Brandon (26 September 1997). "Another Nine & a Half Weeks". Variety. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

## External links

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* Love in Paris at IMDb
* Love in Paris at Rotten Tomatoes