The Under-Gifted (1980)
- Documented locations
- 16
- Year
- 1980
- Directed by
- Claude Zidi
- Original title
- Les sous-doués
- Cities
- Versailles, Aubervilliers, Paris
Aubervilliers, France
Collège Diderot d'Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis). It was established in 1970.
The scene : 1 minThe opening scene: in the courtyard of the establishment, the cheerful group comes to check their baccalaureate results — which they obviously do not have — before having to rush towards a recycling bin.
Versailles, France
Private hotel at 3 Colbert Street, in Versailles, just a few steps from the palace. It is registered as a historic monument.
The scene : 5 minThe private office preparing for the baccalaureate — the "Louis XIV course" — where the essence of the film takes place: the start of the school year and the arrival of newcomers, the window in front of which Bébel cannot find a place to sleep, and the exam where everyone tries their hand at cheating.
Paris, France
The scene : 50 minThe dock from where the class departs for a trip (excursion on the Seine).
Paris, France
The BHV Marais, a historic department store located at 52 rue de Rivoli in Paris.
The scene : 57 minThe department store where a pregnant student comes to buy parts to make a bomb.
Paris, France
City Hall of Paris, located in the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, in the 4th arrondissement.
The scene : 1 hrIn the town hall square, Bébel runs with the bomb hidden in a pot.
Versailles, France
The scene : 1 hr 24 minIn the final minutes, the commissioner finds himself managing the traffic in the midst of the tracks.
Versailles, France
A vast paved esplanade in front of the Palace of Versailles.
The scene : The esplanade in front of the castle, one of the points of the chase where Bébel runs after the couscoussier.
Versailles, France
The scene : A segment of the chase where Bébel pursues the couscoussier, near the bac box.
Versailles, France
The scene : Another segment of the couscous pot chase.
Versailles, France
Bar-brasserie "Le Montbauron", 23 rue Jouvencel in Versailles. The building is listed as a historical monument.
The scene : The counter that serves as the rallying point for the gang.
Versailles, France
The scene : The establishment where Bebel clings to the electric pool table and bangs on the commissioner's table.
Versailles, France
The scene : The epilogue: the gang meets at the bar a decade later.
Paris, France
The scene : The quay by the Seine, in the sequence of the bomb being transported in a pot.
Paris, France
Monumental bridge over the Seine, built for the 1900 World's Fair and adorned with golden sculptures; classified as a historical monument.
The scene : The bridge, seen from the angle of the Place de la Concorde and the Cours-la-Reine, during the excursion on the Seine.
Paris, France
The scene : A sequence shot after sunset, along the riverside promenade.
Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower, a 330 m iron lady erected by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition, on the Champ-de-Mars. Designed by Stéphen Sauvestre, this lattice and observation tower is classified as a historic monument.
The scene : During the walk along the river, the tower can be seen in the distance in the darkness.