Love in Paris (1997)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Anne Goursaud

Writers (WGA):

Elizabeth McNeill (characters)
Mick Davis (written by)

Release Date:

12 June 1997 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

On the trail of an old love, he found a dangerous new obsession.

Plot:

John flies over to Paris to find out his girlfriend Elizabeth. He finds a mysterious fashion designer named Lea and her assistant Claire...

Plot Keywords:

Fashion Designer | Absinthe | Search | Rose | Bondage

Cast

Mickey Rourke	...	John Gray
Agathe de La Fontaine	...	Claire
Angie Everhart	...	Lea Calot
Steven Berkoff	...	Vittorio DaSilva
Dougray Scott	...	Charlie
Werner Schreyer	...	Gilles
Faisal Attia	...	Drug Dealer #2
Philippe Beglia	...	Hotel Raphael Doorman
Christine Brandner	...	Kahidijah
Sandra Cervik	...	Hotel Maid
Lana Clarkson	...	Woman at Fashion Show
Cyrille Cohen	...	Auctioneer
Sophie Dolce	...	Cafe Marly Hostess
Carolin Dichtl	...	Dominatrix
Andrea Eckert	...	Celeste

Also Known As:

9 1/2 Weeks II
Another 9 1/2 Weeks (video title)
Another Nine & a Half Weeks (USA)
Love in Paris (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France | UK | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Rankcolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Jones Film

Quotes:

Beautiful Blonde: Who is Elizabeth?
John Gray: [exhales; no response]
Beautiful Blonde: Last night you called me Elizabeth.

Movie Connections:

Follows Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Soundtrack:

Krypton Forest

dark dirge of a movie - and that's the good part

The original 9 1/2 weeks was a fun and sexy film that was full of life. Another 9 1/2 Weeks is almost the exact opposite of the first film and that's why so many fans of the first film were so unhappy with this one. This ain't 9 1/2 Weeks. In this one the character of John is so devastated by the loss of Elizabeth (his lover from the first film) that in the opening moments he places a gun to his head. It doesn't get any happier from there. A few scenes later he looks out his window and sees a once beautiful horse being turned into a dead one. That pretty much describes the state of John and of this sequel. It's a dark dirge of a movie with none of the joy of the first film and that's the whole point. We see John with sexual partners, including a prostitute he tries to pretend is Elizabeth, but there's zero chemistry even with the film's lead actress Angie Everhart. Elizabeth departure has left a void in John's soul and few know the dark places of a man's soul like Mickey Rourke. Just take a look at his performance in Angel Heart if you have any doubts. This time Rourke's face has become so battered from boxing that his appearance fits his character's emotional devastation perfectly and this is underscored by the film's black and blue cinematography. Rourke's John truly seems to be a man who has lost everything as he wanders from the art galleries to the dark alleys of Paris like a ghost searching for some glimpse of redemption. It's not a pretty picture and it's not supposed to be. This is film about pain, loss, and regret. It's a joyless purgatory of a film which works best as a canvas for Rourke's haunting performance as the devastated John. This is not 9 1/2 Weeks. This sequel is bleak, dark, and tragic. That's what I like about it.