Paris in Film

Hundreds of films feature action that takes place in Paris. I think you could do an entire tour of the city. I find that the following stick in my mind the most:

• “Charade” (1963) Chase scene in the Palais Royal with Audrey Hepburn.

  

  The Palais Royal July 1, 2013: 

  the Buren column installation 

  is very different from what was in the movie. 

  That's me, not Audrey Hepurn, by the way.

• “Hugo” (2011) Living inside the old Gare de Montparnasse and the 1930s neighborhood.
  
  

  

  Film publicity shot

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (many films) Featuring the cathedral in one form or another.

  

  Disney

• “Last Tango in Paris” (1972) An apartment near the metro station Passy, as well as many other Paris scenes. I think of the two apartments with towers flanking the station whenever I ride past:

  

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• “Midnight in Paris” (2011) Scenes from the life of Gertrude Stein and her cohort from the fantasy of Woody Allen.
  
  
• “Night on Earth” (1991) Scenes from infrequently featured areas of Paris.
  
  
  
• "Ratattouille" (2007) A rat’s point of view of Paris.
  
  

  

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• "Sous les toits de Paris" (1930) I want to see it!
  
  
  
  
• "Zazie in the Metro" (1960) She never got to ride the metro.
  
  
  
  “Louis Malle shows us the church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Franz Liszt Square (10th arrondissement), the train station of ‘gare de l’Est,’ a bistro, the flea market of Saint-Ouen, the romantic bridge of Bir-Hakeim, the Galerie Vivienne, the passage Choiseul (2nd district), the banks of the Seine, a cabaret in Pigalle and of course the Eiffel Tower.” (See this post.)