''Paris Connections'' is a 2010 British film directed by

Harley Cokeliss Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Early life Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School ...

. The script was written by Michael Tupy, based on a thriller by

Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill Collins (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was an English romance novelist and actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times B ...

. The film was the first

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film produced by the British supermarket firm

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when trying to diversify its business.

Plot

At the beginning of Paris fashion week, a beautiful young model is brutally murdered. Investigative journalist Madison Castelli, certain that it is more than the "crime of passion" the French press says, comes to Paris to follow her story.

Cast

Nicole Steinwedell Nicole Steinwedell (born April 2, 1981) is an American film and television actress. She is the daughter of two Marines and the granddaughter of an Army colonel. She has three sisters and one brother. She is best known for playing Bridget "Red ...

as Madison Castelli *

Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film an ...

as Aleksandr Borinski *

Anthony Delon Georges Alain Anthony Delon (born September 30, 1964) is an American-born French actor, and son of actors Alain Delon and Nathalie Delon. Biography Delon was born in Los Angeles but grew up in France. He is the son of actors Alain Delon and Nat ...

as Jake Sica *

Hudson Leick Heidi Hudson Leick (born May 9, 1969) is a former American actress, known for her role as villainess Callisto in the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. Early life Leick was born in Cincinnat ...

as Coco De Ville *

Trudie Styler Trudie Styler (born 6 January 1954) is an English actress, director, and film producer. Early life and family Styler was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, the daughter of Pauline and Harry Styler, a farmer and factory worker. When Styler was ...

as Olivia Hayes *

Anouk Aimée Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (; 27 April 1932 2024), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, was a French film actress who appeared in 70 films from 1947 until 2019. Having begun her film career at age 14, she studied acting and ...

as Agnès St. Clair * Chloé Dumas as Candi *

Caroline Chikezie Caroline Chikezie (born 19 February 1974) is a British Nigerian actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in '' As If'', and Elaine Hardy in ''Footballers' Wives''. In 2016, she gained attention in Nigeria playing the title role in the N ...

as Natalie * Fabien De Chalvron as Sergei

References

External links

* * 2010 films British thriller films Films directed by Harley Cokeliss Films set in France Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-UK-film-stub