The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
- Documented locations
- 30
- Year
- 1974
- Directed by
- Bertrand TAVERNIER
- Original title
- L'Horloger de Saint-Paul
- Cities
- Lyon, Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey, Bron, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Étienne, 5e arrondissement de Lyon, 6e arrondissement de Lyon
Lyon, France
The scene : 7 minAt night, after dinner: Michel Descombes and Antoine stroll across the esplanade without haste, in front of the Opera.
Lyon, France
The scene : 8 minDownstream of the bridge: Michel and Antoine wait at a red light after leaving dinner (8 min), then they pursue and confront the two thugs (42 min).
Lyon, France
The scene : 9 minMichel and Antoine extend their nighttime stroll in Vieux Lyon; Antoine retrieves his parked car there.
Lyon, France
Renaissance Street of Old Lyon, lined with private mansions from the 16th century, the former heart of the medieval Jewish quarter of the city.
The scene : 9 minA two-wheeler suddenly bursts out from this alleyway in Vieux Lyon.
Lyon, France
The scene : 9 minThe biker continues down the street of Gadagne, in the heart of Old Lyon.
Lyon, France
The scene : 10 minMichel Descombes' watchmaking workshop: he lifts the curtain in the morning; at 41 minutes and 47 seconds, two men are sending pétanque balls into his storefront, and the scene returns at 1 hour and 29 minutes.
Lyon, France
Pedestrian iron footbridge spanning the Saône in Lyon, inaugurated in 1832.
The scene : 13 minMichel Descombes is taken by police car to the Saint-Vincent footbridge.
Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey, France
The scene : 16 minCommissioner Guilboud brings Michel Descombes back to his van, which has remained overlooking the village.
Lyon, France
The scene : 38 minWith his bread and daily life under his arm, Michel Descombes climbs back up the steps.
Lyon, France
The scene : 40 minAerial view, the camera follows a bus as it crosses the structure.
Lyon, France
The scene : 41 minTwo pétanque enthusiasts descend towards the Saint-Paul station.
Lyon, France
War memorial of the First World War, erected on an island in the park's lake of Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon, designed by architect Tony Garnier.
The scene : 45 minMichel Descombes meets Inspector Guilboud in front of the war memorial of the Isle of Remembrance.
Lyon, France
The scene : 47 minMichel Descombes and Commissioner Guilboud leave the island side by side, through the underground tunnel.
Lyon, France
Free zoo located within the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon, opened in the 19th century.
The scene : 48 minMichel Descombes and Commissioner Guilboud continue their conversation near the zoo.
Lyon, France
The scene : 51 minMichel Descombes visits Madeleine Fourmet (Andrée Tainsy), who raised his son Bernard.
Lyon, France
The scene : 1 hrAround 34 minutes: Michel Descombes retrieves his van and leaves.
Lyon, France
The scene : 1 hrAt around 16 minutes: Michel Descombes picks up his utility vehicle at the annex of the prefecture.
Lyon, France
Neoclassical courthouse of Lyon on the banks of the Saône, known as the "palace of the 24 columns" for its colonnaded façade, completed in 1847.
The scene : 1 hr 22 minThe trial of Bernard: Michel confronts his son's lawyer at the exit, as the courtroom empties. The building's underground levels also serve as a backdrop.
Lyon, France
Gothic and Romanesque cathedral of Lyon, in the heart of Old Lyon, famous for its 14th-century astronomical clock.
The scene : 1 hr 28 minMichel Descombes comes to contemplate the astronomical clock of the cathedral.
Lyon, France
Former cellular prison of Lyon (cours Suchet), built in the 19th century on a star-shaped plan, decommissioned in 2009 and since converted (Catholic university).
The scene : 1 hr 37 minAround 19 minutes: Michel Descombes leaves the visiting area where he saw his son, then walks alongside the wall at a leisurely pace, jacket thrown over his shoulder.
Lyon, France
The scene : 1 hr 38 minAround 39 minutes: Michel Descombes continues to walk thoughtfully in the final sequence of the film.
Lyon, France
Former prison of Lyon adjacent to Saint-Paul, on the Cours Suchet, decommissioned in 2009.
The scene : 1 hr 38 minMichel Descombes walks along the wall of the Saint-Joseph prison during his final, serene and pensive march.
Lyon, France
A major railway station in the south of the Lyon peninsula, opened in 1857, integrated into a large exchange hub. Its buildings were designed by the architect François-Alexis Cendrier.
The scene : 1 hr 38 minAt 1 hour 38 minutes and 52 seconds, to close the film: after the prison enclosure, the camera sweeps from left to right and comes to rest on skylights, as the credits roll.
Lyon, France
One of the oldest bouchons in Lyon, located on rue Guynemer, in operation since the end of the 19th century.
The scene : The Lyonnais bistro Café Abel appears among the everyday settings of the watchmaker.
Lyon, France
Small square of Croix-Rousse offering a wide panorama of Lyon and the peninsula.
The scene : Michel Descombes and Inspector Guilboud join the rue de l'Annonciade by the slope.
Bron, France
The scene : The return of Saint-Brieuc: the plane lands in Lyon.
Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France
The scene : The terminal that the film portrays as the one in Saint-Brieuc.
Saint-Étienne, France
The RN 88 structure in the crossing of Saint-Étienne, put into service in 1969, the Rond-Point tunnel stretches over 545 meters and sees about 90,000 vehicles pass through daily: this urban expressway is a central axis for the residents of Saint-Étienne, who use it daily.
The scene : The tunnel at the Rond-Point in Saint-Étienne serves as a road setting for the film.
5e arrondissement de Lyon, France
6e arrondissement de Lyon, France