''Until September'' is a 1984 romantic drama film directed by

Richard Marquand Richard Alfred Marquand (22 September 1937 – 4 September 1987) was a British film and television director active in both US and UK film productions, best known for directing 1983's ''Return of the Jedi''. He also directed the critically accla ...

and starring Karen Allen and Thierry Lhermitte. The plot concerns an American tourist and a French banker who fall in love in Paris.

Plot

Moe Alexander (Karen Allen) is an American tourist in

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. When she misses her plane home, she ends up being stuck in Paris for a while until her visa gets approved and goes to stay at the apartment of a friend who is away for the summer. There she meets Xavier de la Perouse (Thierry Lhermitte), a wealthy French banker. Xavier is married but his wife and family are away. As he spends time with Moe, their mutual attraction is overwhelming and they fall in love.

Cast

* Karen Allen as Mo Alexander * Thierry Lhermitte as Xavier de la Perouse *

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as Philip * Hutton Cobb as Andrew *

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as Colonel Viola *

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as Sylvia *

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as Carol * Raphaëlle Spencer as Jenny * Joanna Pavlis as Marcia * Helen Desbiez as Sophie * Steve Gadler as Carry *

Gérard Caillaud Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a r ...

as Airline Official

Production

Janice Lee Graham wrote the screenplay based on the eleven years she lived in Paris. After being hired as a secretary for 20th Century Fox executive

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she sold the script to

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in 1982. Principal photography began on July 18, 1983, in Paris.

Reception

''Until September'' earned $4,239,154 from its brief theatrical run in North America. It debuted in sixth place for its opening weekend.

References

External links

* * 1984 films 1984 romantic drama films United Artists films Films directed by Richard Marquand Films scored by John Barry (composer) American romantic drama films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films shot in Paris Films set in Paris 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{romantic-drama-film-stub