''Love in Paris'' (released as ''Another Weeks'' in the United States) is a 1997 American

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. It is a sequel to the 1986 film '' Weeks''.

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...

stars, reprising his original role as John Gray.

Angie Everhart Angela Kay Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former model who appeared in several Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues in the 1990s and posed nude for ''Playboy'' in 2000. Early lif ...

co-stars. This sequel was directed by

Anne Goursaud Anne Goursaud is a French filmmaker known for her work editing Francis Ford Coppola films like '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' and '' The Outsiders''. She has also directed '' Poison Ivy II'' and ''Embrace of the Vampire''. Selected filmography As ...

and was released directly to video in the United States, receiving poor reviews.Review at TheOnion AV Club

Plot

Ten years after Elizabeth (the character portrayed by

Kim Basinger Kimila Ann Basinger ( ; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Glo ...

in the first film) 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 to 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. John suspects there is something Lea is not telling him. It becomes apparent that Elizabeth told her intimate details of their relationship. Lea, a

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, is obviously attracted to John, and he begins to warm 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

as John Gray *

Agathe de La Fontaine Agathe de La Fontaine (born 27 March 1972) is a French actress. Her film roles include ''Train de vie'' (1998), which shared the 1999 Sundance World Cinema Audience Award with ''Run Lola Run'', and ''Love in Paris'', the sequel to ''9½ Weeks'' ...

as Claire *

as Lea Calot *

Steven Berkoff Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style eponymously k ...

as Vitorio DaSilva *

Dougray Scott Stephen Dougray Scott (born 25 November 1965) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films ''Ever After'' (1998), '' Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000), ''Enigma'' (2001), ''Hitman'' (2007), and ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011). Early life Sc ...

as Charlie

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* * * {{amg title, 158745 1997 direct-to-video films 1997 films French romantic drama films British romantic drama films Erotic romance films Films set in Paris Direct-to-video sequel films English-language French films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Anne Goursaud 1990s British films 1990s French films