Until September
{{Short description|1984 film by Richard Marquand}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Until September
| image = Until september.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Richard Marquand
| producer = Michael Gruskoff
Vincent Malle
| writer = Janice Lee Graham
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Karen Allen
- Thierry Lhermitte
- Christopher Cazenove
- Marie-Catherine Conti
}}
| music = John Barry
| cinematography = Philippe Welt
| editing = Sean Barton
| studio = United Artists
| distributor = MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
| released = {{Film date|1984|09|21}}
| runtime = 95 mins
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $3.5 million{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57236-UNTIL-SEPTEMBER|title=AFI|Catalog|website=Catalog.afi.com|access-date=15 November 2021}}
| gross = $4,239,154 (domestic){{Mojo title|untilseptember}}
}}
Until September is a 1984 romantic drama film directed by Richard Marquand 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 Paris. 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
{{castlist|
- Karen Allen as Mo Alexander
- Thierry Lhermitte as Xavier de la Perouse
- Christopher Cazenove as Philip
- Hutton Cobb as Andrew
- Michael Mellinger as Colonel Viola
- Nitza Shaul as Sylvia
- Rachel Robertson as Carol
- Raphaëlle Spencer as Jenny
- Joanna Pavlis as Marcia
- Helen Desbiez as Sophie
- Steve Gadler as Carry
- Gérard Caillaud 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 Edward S. Feldman she sold the script to Michael Gruskoff in 1982. Principal photography began on July 18, 1983, in Paris.{{Cite web|title=Until September|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57236-UNTIL-SEPTEMBER?cxt=filmography|access-date=2022-02-17|website=catalog.afi.com}}
Reception
Until September earned $4,239,154 from its brief theatrical run in North America. It debuted in sixth place for its opening weekend.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3379987969/weekend/|title=Until September|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=15 November 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0088330|title=Until September}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|until_september}}
{{Richard Marquand}}
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Category:1984 romantic drama films
Category:Films directed by Richard Marquand
Category:Films scored by John Barry (composer)
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic drama films
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