Until September

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.

Until September
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Marquand
Written by	Janice Lee Graham
Produced by	Michael Gruskoff Vincent Malle
Starring	Karen Allen Thierry Lhermitte Christopher Cazenove Marie-Catherine Conti
Cinematography	Philippe Welt
Edited by	Sean Barton
Music by	John Barry
Production company	United Artists
Distributed by	MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Release date	September 21, 1984 (1984-09-21)
Running time	95 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million[1]
Box office	$4,239,154 (domestic)[2]

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

• 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.^[3]

Reception

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