Two Weeks in September

Two Weeks in September
Directed by	Serge Bourguignon
Written by	Vahé Katcha Pascal Jardin Serge Bourguignon Sean Graham (English adpt)
Produced by	Francis Cosne Kenneth Harper
Starring	Brigitte Bardot Laurent Terzieff Jean Rochefort James Robertson Justice
Cinematography	Edmond Séchan
Edited by	Jean Ravel
Music by	Michel Magne
Production companies	Films du Quadrangle Francos Films Kenwood Films Les Films Pomereu
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors Paramount Pictures (US)
Release dates	7 June 1967 (France) 26 October 1967 (UK)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France United Kingdom
Languages	French English
Budget	7 million francs[1]
Box office	691,609 admissions (France)[1]

Two Weeks in September (French title: À coeur joie) is a 1967 British-French drama film directed by Serge Bourguignon and starring Brigitte Bardot, Laurent Terzieff, Jean Rochefort and James Robertson Justice.

Plot[]

Model Cecile spends two weeks away from her older lover Philippe and is tempted by a younger man.

Cast[]

• Brigitte Bardot as Cécile
• Laurent Terzieff as Vincent
• Jean Rochefort as Philippe
• James Robertson Justice as McClintock
• Michael Sarne as Dickinson
• Georgina Ward as Patricia
• as Monique
• as Chantal
• Murray Head as Dickinson's assistant

Production[]

The film was the sixth in a series of movies financed jointly by the Rank Organization and the NFFC. British companies provided 30% of the budget; French companies provided 70%.^[2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around London. Scenes for the film were also shot on the beach at Gullane in East Lothian in September 1966. The principal cast stayed at the Open Arms in Dirleton.[1]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack features two songs in English, Do You Want To Marry Me? and I Must Tell You Why, with music by Michel Magne and vocals sung by David Gilmour, working as a session musician with his band Joker's Wild, before he joined Pink Floyd.^[3]

Reception[]

"Two hours wasted" said the Los Angeles Times.^[4]

The film received very poor reviews overall.^[5]

Box office[]

The film was a box office disappointment.^[1]

References[]

Notes[]

• Petrie, Duncan James (2016). "Resisting Hollywood Dominance in Sixties British Cinema : The NFFC/Rank Joint Financing Initiative" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.

External links[]

• Two Weeks in September at IMDb
• Two Weeks in September at TCMDB

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