Singles (1982)

Orly, France

Second airport of Paris, opened south of the capital in 1961.

The scene : 1 minEven before the credits, Bernard Fizet paces back and forth in the lobby, hoping to hold onto his wife, forces through security, and then is chased by the police onto the tarmac where he is finally apprehended.

Chantilly, France

The scene : 16 minNadine, a fashion photographer, sets up her equipment at the foot of a staircase in the gardens to take her shots.

Paris, France

Corner building raised in 1910 according to the plans of architect Henri Ragache, at the junction of rue de l'Abbé-de-l'Épée and rue Henri-Barbusse.

The scene : 30 minBernard stops the SOS Médecins R5 at a red light; it is there, at the corner of Henri-Barbusse street, that Anne crosses paths with him on foot and recognizes him.

Paris, France

The scene : 30 minAnne walks down the street, spots Bernard at the wheel, and gets into his car.

Paris, France

The scene : 30 minSiren blaring, Bernard drives up the boulevard to take Anne to school as quickly as possible.

Paris, France

The scene : 31 minThe SOS Médecins car bursts onto the square at high speed, siren wailing, Anne clinging to the passenger seat.

Paris, France

The scene : 31 minThe race continues along the entire length of the street, from number 23 to number 1, towards the Panthéon.

Paris, France

Place du 5e dominated by the Panthéon, the necropolis of great men. The Panthéon was built starting in 1758 by architects Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Jean-Baptiste Rondelet, and Maximilien Brébion, and exhibits a neoclassical architectural style classified as a historical monument.

The scene : 31 minThe square is crossed in the same siren-screaming escape: it is on the outskirts of the Pantheon that Anne's high school is located.

Paris, France

Clotilde Street, along the Place du Panthéon, in the Latin Quarter. It was created in 1841.

The scene : 31 minThe route takes this short street that runs along the side of the Pantheon.

Paris, France

Way of the 5th arrondissement passing at the foot of the former Sainte-Geneviève abbey and the Henri-IV high school. It runs alongside the former monastery that occupied this site before its destruction.

The scene : 31 minLast stretch before arrival: the R5 ascends Clovis Street with sirens blaring.

Paris, France

Small square in the Latin Quarter, between the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont and the lycée Henri-IV; it was the setting for the famous scene of the accident in Le Corniaud (the limousine of Louis de Funès against the 2CV of Bourvil).

The scene : 31 minFinish line of the race: Bernard drops off Anne in front of the Henri-IV high school entrance.

Paris 12e, France

Large Parisian train station (12th) with the clock and Train Bleu, a terminal heading southeast. A railway station built in 1847 by Marius Toudoire, it is a listed historical monument. It is the second busiest train station in Paris and also houses an underground station served by the RER.

The scene : 39 minBernard drives Philippe to the station and lets him leave on the platform.

Paris, France

Parisian nightclub located at 188 bis rue de Rivoli, active in the 1980s.

The scene : 47 minAnne leads Bernard onto the dance floor of the nightclub, where he proves to be anything but at ease.

Paris, France

The scene : 1 hr 13 minBernard and Nadine are having dinner together in a room where they are the only customers.

Chantilly, France

Domain and castle of Chantilly, located in Oise, which houses the Condé museum. Built in several phases, from the late 14th century to the 1880s, it is protected as a historical monument, by classification and registration.

The scene : The castle serves as the setting for the fashion show sequence.

Paris, France

The scene : At the end of this private dead end, Nadine is directing a photo shoot when Bernard arrives in a car, siren on.

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France

Seawater swimming pool on the waterfront, demolished in the 1980s: the Aqualud water amusement park, opened in 1985, replaced it while retaining only the diving board designed by the architect Louis Quételart.

The scene : Bernard surprises Nadine by the seaside in the middle of a photo shoot.