Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Epinay-sur-Seine, France

The Épinay Studios are a complex of film studios located in Épinay-sur-Seine, in Seine-Saint-Denis, and are among the oldest in France. Their origins date back to 1907, when industrialist Charles Jourjon founded the company Éclair, which became the third French firm behind Pathé and Gaumont in the 1910s. The studio itself was set up in 1913 and was then acquired by Éclair in 1914. By the end of the 1920s, the German company Tobis established one of the first sound studios in France at the same address, utilizing the Tobis-Klangfilm process; these neighboring facilities were absorbed by Éclair in 1938. The site long housed film sets and significant development and post-production laboratories, with its studios being taken over by the TSF group in 2009, before the opening of the nearby Cité du cinéma reduced their activity from 2012.

The scene : The housing of SOS Détresse-Amitié, where most of the film takes place, was built in a studio — as was the elevator shaft and the staircase.

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Charcuterie on Rue Saint-Jacques, near the Panthéon, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. An old destroyed convent dating back to 1632 once occupied this site.

The scene : Félix pushes the shop door and requests, very embarrassed, "this long and soft thing".

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Parisian department store on the Boulevard Haussmann, famous for its Art Nouveau domes and Christmas windows. Built by architects Georges Wybo, Jules Sédille, Paul Sédille, and René Binet, it is a registered historical monument.

The scene : Under his red costume, Félix pilfers from a stall in front of the department store, then a horde of his peers chases after him.

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An ancient street in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, one of the oldest roads on the right bank. The Porte-Saint-Martin theater, located there, is a registered historical monument.

The scene : Félix chases after one of his escaped rabbits and eventually catches it in the street.

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Pharmacy on Rue des Archives, in the Marais district of Paris.

The scene : The scenes at the finicky pharmacist's (Jacques François) take place there.

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Building on Rue du Mont-Thabor, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, near the Tuileries. The Cirque du Mont Tabor, a theater dating from 1807, once occupied this site before its destruction.

The scene : The building lends its exterior to the SOS Amitié location; scenes are also shot in the stairwell.

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Chic avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, lined with haute couture houses, between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine. It was created in 1672.

The scene : The phone booth scene takes place on the avenue.

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Beginning of Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, near Rue Royale and La Madeleine, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. This flagship Hermès store was established in 1889.

The scene : A street scene from the film was shot at this address.

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Rue Saint-Honoré, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It was created in 1801.

The scene : A street scene from the film was shot at this address.

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Boulevard Poissonnière, one of the Grands Boulevards of Paris, in the 2nd arrondissement. It was created in 1685.

The scene : A street scene from the film was shot at this address.

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The scene : The bridge appears in a scene from the film.

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Building on rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.

The scene : The building serves as the headquarters of the SOS Détresse-Amitié association where Pierre and Thérèse meet.

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Former wasteland of eastern Paris, between the Porte des Lilas and Pré-Saint-Gervais, at the edge of the 20th arrondissement.

The scene : It is on this wasteland that the huts where Félix and Zézette live stood.

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Belle Époque-style Parisian brasserie, facing the Trousseau square, in the 12th arrondissement.

The scene : The establishment where Thérèse sources her shells.

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Rue Sainte-Apolline, on the edge of the 2nd and 3rd arrondissements of Paris.

The scene : From the phone booth on this street, Zézette calls Thérèse.

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Paris Zoological Park, located in the Bois de Vincennes, recognizable by its Grand Artificial Rock, inaugurated in 1934.

The scene : The final scenes of the film take place at the zoo.

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Section of the Boulevard Malesherbes near Avenue Velasquez and Parc Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The Boulevard Malesherbes was created in 1808.

The scene : The final image of the film, framed towards Saint-Augustin.