The Look of Love

The Look of Love is a 2013 British biopic of Paul Raymond, directed by Michael Winterbottom. It stars Steve Coogan as Raymond. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2013. Plot The story opens in London in 1992. Paul Raymond returns to his flat, after attending the funeral of his daughter, Debbie. He plays a videotape of a television programme that he and Debbie took part in, and reflects on their lives. In a flashback to the end of the 1950s, Raymond is an impresario on the seaside variety show circuit, where he is making a name for himself by adding semi-nude women to his stage acts. After a lion attacks the show's dancers, his wife Jean joins the show. When the Daily Sketch claims that Jean performed nude, Raymond sues the newspaper. His lawsuit is unsuccessful, but he appreciates the ensuing publicity, and subsequently launches a strip club in London, the Raymond Revuebar. Its success allows him to expand his property empire, and also to indulge in a playboy lifestyle, which his wife tolerates. At the beginning of the 1970s, Raymond moves into theatrical revues, and casts aspiring actress Amber St. George in a nude revue. Raymond moves in with her, and his marriage to Jean ends. Raymond also agrees to meet a grown son, Derry, who he had fathered out of wedlock. They have an awkward dinner together, but he then cuts Derry out of his life.