Paris (2008)

Ouarzazate, Morocco

City-gate of the Moroccan desert at the foot of the High Atlas, nicknamed the "gateway to the Sahara" and one of the main centers for international film shooting.

The scene : The African part of the film was partially shot in the province of Ouarzazate.

Agadir, Morocco

Coastal resort on the southern Atlantic coast of Morocco, rebuilt after the earthquake of 1960.

The scene : The Agadir region is one of the three regions of Morocco where the crew filmed the scenes set in Africa.

Zagora, Morocco

The scene : The third Moroccan filming location: the province of Zagora serves as the backdrop for some of the African scenes.

Cameroon

The scene : Benoît (Kingsley Kum Abang) lives in Cameroon before attempting the journey to Paris; the crew filmed in the actor's hometown, with his own parents.

4 place Martin-Nadaud (Paris 20e)

Paris, France

The scene : Pierre (Romain Duris), a dancer suffering from a severe heart condition, locks himself in his apartment in this corner building and watches the city live from his balcony; several scenes are filmed in the apartment and from its windows.

1 place Martin-Nadaud (Paris 20e)

Paris, France

The scene : In the brick building across the street, at the corner of Avenue Gambetta and Rue Robineau, lives Lætitia (Mélanie Laurent), the student whom Pierre observes from his window.

Paris, France

The scene : Some of the scenes take place in the square itself, between Pierre's building and Lætitia's.

218 rue Marcadet (Paris 18th)

Paris, France

The scene : The baker (Karin Viard), with her deep-seated prejudices, trains her apprentice Khadija (Sabrina Ouazani) and teaches her how to arrange the display window; Pierre comes here to do his shopping.

Paris 8e, France

The largest square in Paris, located between the Champs-Élysées and the Tuileries, adorned with the Luxor Obelisk. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel in 1772, it is classified as a historical monument.

The scene : Klapisch films the Place de la Concorde among the grand settings that compose his portrait of Paris.

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 : The film features a shot-reverse-shot of the Eiffel Tower with the Montparnasse Tower: old Paris facing modern Paris.

Paris, France

Romanesque-Byzantine basilica built on top of the Montmartre hill, completed in 1914 and consecrated in 1919; one of the most visited monuments in Paris. Designed by Paul Abadie in a Neo-Byzantine style, it is a classified historical monument. Erected as an expiatory temple, it holds the title of minor basilica.

The scene : On the steps of the Sacré-Cœur, students enjoy playing the perfect tourists in front of the panorama of Paris.

Paris, France

The scene : Moulin Rouge is part of the images of Montmartre captured by the film.

Paris, France

Classical garden bordered by arcaded galleries, adjacent to the Palais-Royal, former residence of Richelieu and then of the Dukes of Orléans.

The scene : The gardens of the Palais-Royal are among the locations in central Paris where the team filmed during the winter of 2006-2007.

Paris, France

Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris, built between the 12th and 14th centuries, it is one of the most visited monuments in France. The architects Jean Ravy, Jehan de Chelles, Pierre de Chelles, Pierre de Montreuil, and Raymond du Temple oversaw its construction, which features elements of radiant Gothic and early Gothic art.

The scene : Two outdoor scenes take place on the forecourt of Notre-Dame.

Paris, France

Iconic place in Paris on the site of the former Bastille prison, adorned with the July Column. It was developed in 1859 by architect François-Alexis Cendrier.

The scene : The Place de la Bastille hosts one of the scenes of the film.

Paris, France

The scene : The July Column, erected in the Place de la Bastille, is one of the monuments filmed by Klapisch.

Paris, France

The scene : At the café Les Patios, Roland Verneuil (Fabrice Luchini) sends anonymous text messages to his student Lætitia (Mélanie Laurent), whom he has fallen in love with.

Paris, France

Municipal ossuary created in 1787, the catacombs are now open to the public as a museum.

The scene : The municipal ossuary of the catacombs is part of the filming locations for the movie, located in the 14th arrondissement.

Paris, France

The scene : Image of modern Paris, the Montparnasse Tower responds to the Eiffel Tower in a shot-reverse-shot, and the characters are looking for a viewpoint over the city.

Paris, France

A two-level bridge spanning the Seine, with the upper deck carrying the elevated metro, located between the 15th and 16th arrondissements. Built in 1905 by Jean Camille Formigé and Louis Biette, it is registered as a historical monument.

The scene : The Bir-Hakeim bridge provides the film with one of its viewpoints of Paris, just a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower.

Paris, France

The scene : Roland Verneuil (Fabrice Luchini), a historian specializing in Paris, teaches at the Sorbonne, where Lætitia (Mélanie Laurent) studies.

Paris, France

The scene : From a café in the square, Lætitia (Mélanie Laurent) watches her professor Roland (Fabrice Luchini) walk by.

Paris, France

The scene : The film shoots several outdoor scenes in front of the Opéra Garnier.

Rungis, France

The largest fresh produce market in the world, located in Rungis, south of Paris, supplying the Paris region.

The scene : Three sequences are set in the Rungis market halls, the pavilions of meats, fruits, and seafood: Jean (Albert Dupontel), a fruit and vegetable merchant, comes to stock up, his colleague "Grand Nanar" sings "Daniela," and a group of models visits the premises to flirt with the market gardeners.

Rungis, France

The scene : At the restaurant À la Marée, the market gardeners gather for dinner in the middle of the night.

Paris, France

The scene : At the end of the film, Pierre's taxi (Romain Duris) passes through Philippe-Auguste Avenue.

Paris 12e, France

The scene : The taxi from the last sequence crosses the Place de la Nation.

Paris, France

The scene : At the entrance of Faubourg-Saint-Antoine street, in Bastille Square, Pierre (Romain Duris) gets out of the taxi.

Paris, France

The scene : Pierre, in a taxi, drives along the Boulevard de Ménilmontant passing in front of the entrance to the Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

Paris, France

The scene : One of the scenes in the film is shot at the café Aux Folies, down the street from Belleville.

Paris, France

The scene : The film passes through the Île Saint-Louis, one of the neighborhoods it traverses to portray its picture of Paris.

Paris, France

The scene : Philippe Verneuil (François Cluzet), the architect, lives near the Quai François-Mauriac in an apartment with a terrace overlooking the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand; the taxi in the final scene also drives through this neighborhood, heading towards the Porte d'Italie.