The Crimson Rivers (2000)

Livet-et-Gavet, France

The scene : 6 minPolice vehicles race toward the forensic institute.

Avrieux, France

ONERA's aerodynamics testing center in Avrieux, Maurienne, is recognizable by its gigantic wind tunnels.

The scene : 7 minThe immense blowers of the center represent the university of Guernon: the arrival of Niémans and Dahmane, the forensic institute, and the comings and goings in front of the faculty.

Livet-et-Gavet, France

Former pavilion of the Keller and Leleux electrometallurgical factories, located in Livet-et-Gavet, in the Romanche valley. This residence of Charles Albert Keller is recognized with the Heritage label in Isère.

The scene : 7 minThe stilt house of the ophthalmologist Chernezé, by the river: Niémans crosses the bridge, knocks on the door, and returns there at night.

Virieu-sur-Bourbre, France

The scene : 17 minFirst appearance of Inspector Max Kerkerian.

Albertville, France

Olympic Park designed for the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, converted into a sports and leisure complex: ice hall, stadium, football/baseball/rugby fields, archery range, and health course.

The scene : 34 minNiémans converses with Fanny in the stadium, then Kerkerian chases the killer across the snowy lawn.

Taninges, France

Former charterhouse founded in the 14th century in Taninges, in Haute-Savoie, now a departmental cultural site.

The scene : 36 minThe monastery where Judith Hérault's mother lives.

Livet-et-Gavet, France

The scene : 57 minKerkerian arrives in front of the house where Sertys lives.

Livet-et-Gavet, France

The scene : 1 hr 8 minKerkerian chases the assassin on foot along the road.

Roissard, France

Bridge crossing the gorge of the Ébron, in the municipality of Roissard. A structure has existed at this location since Antiquity, having been swept away several times by floods: a toll bridge "made of wire" in 1854, and the current bridge built in 1951. The site was the scene of a famous defense by Lesdiguières in 1586.

The scene : 1 hr 24 minNighttime car chase on the bridge.

Grenoble, France

Municipal library of study and heritage of Grenoble, located in the Place de Verdun.

The scene : Interiors of the library of Guernon University.

Bonneville, France

Medieval castle overlooking Bonneville, in Haute-Savoie. Dating back to the 13th century and then restored in the 16th century, only ruins remain, listed as historical monuments.

The scene : Interior scenes.

Passy, France

The scene : The climax in the high mountains, in the ice near Mont Blanc.

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 : Interior scenes filmed in a studio.