Never Ever (1996 film)

Never Ever
Never Ever
Directed by	Charles Finch
Written by	Charles Finch
Produced by	Mark Amin
Starring	Sandrine Bonnaire; Jane March; Charles Finch; James Fox; Jean Rochefort; Julian Sands
Cinematography	Monty Rowan
Edited by	Chris Joyce
Music by	Peter John Vettese
Distributed by	Trimark
Release dates	13 September 1996 (TIFF); 10 February 1998 (video);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom
Languages	English; French

Never Ever is a 1998 independent film written and directed by Charles Finch, and starring Finch, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Jane March. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 1996^[1] and was later released to video on February 10, 1998.

Plot

Thomas and Amanda Murray, a British couple, move to Paris where Thomas gets a job working at a bank owned by Amanda's father, Arthur. Amanda does not like Paris, and returns home to London. On a country drive, Thomas meets up with a French woman named Katherine and begins an affair with her. When Amanda discovers the affair, she attempts suicide. Arthur begs Thomas to drop Katherine, reconcile with Amanda and fly off with her to Hong Kong, where another job awaits him.

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire as Katherine Beaufort
Jane March as Amanda Murray
Charles Finch as Thomas Murray
James Fox as Arthur Trevane
Jean Rochefort as Gerard Panier
Julian Sands as Roderick

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews.^[2]^[1] Variety described it as "an embarrassingly klutzy romantic drama" but said "Bonnaire brings light and flavor to her role and scenes, and handles her dialogue as best as possible, but she's basically paddling upstream".^[3]