The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Documented locations
- 16
- Year
- 2008
- Directed by
- David Fincher
- Cities
- New Orleans, Los Angeles, Montréal, Varanasi, Mandeville, Morgan City, Donaldsonville, Laplace, Saint Thomas, Burbank
New Orleans, United States
Residence of the Garden District of New Orleans, on Coliseum Street.
The scene : The retirement home run by Queenie where Benjamin, who was born old, grows younger and meets Daisy as a child.
New Orleans, United States
Victorian mansion from 1879 on Esplanade Avenue, now a guesthouse.
The scene : The house where Benjamin is born and where, as an adult, he returns to the bedside of his dying father, Thomas Button.
New Orleans, United States
Neoclassical peristyle of 1907, at the edge of the bayou in City Park of New Orleans.
The scene : Mr. Oti takes Benjamin to the peristyle by the water, where they sit and talk.
New Orleans, United States
Audubon Park music kiosk, on the banks of the Mississippi.
The scene : Daisy, now a dancer, performs a dance for Benjamin at the gazebo, at night.
Los Angeles, United States
Victory-class cargo ship from World War II, preserved as a museum ship in San Pedro (Port of Los Angeles).
The scene : The ship from the World War II sequences, where Benjamin boards the tugboat Chelsea.
Montréal, Canada
Montreal film studio complex, on the bank of the Saint Lawrence.
The scene : The interiors and part of the visual effects of the film were created in these Montreal studios.
Los Angeles, United States
Outdoor shooting tank ("Blue Sky Tank") of the Paramount lot in Hollywood, with its painted cyclorama.
The scene : The scene on the boat (the tugboat at sea) was filmed in the large outdoor tank of the studio, in front of the painted "sky" wall.
Varanasi, India
Ghat of the stairs leading to the Ganges in Varanasi, a holy city of Hinduism.
The scene : The scenes of Benjamin's journey in India, on the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi.
Mandeville, United States
City on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in Louisiana.
The scene : The beach shots featuring the English Channel were filmed by Lake Pontchartrain.
Morgan City, United States
The scene : Sequences filmed in the city and its surroundings.
Donaldsonville, United States
The scene : Sequences shot in the city and its surroundings.
Laplace, United States
The scene : Sequences shot in the city and its surroundings.
Montréal, Canada
The scene : Scenes set in Russia (the hotel in Murmansk) were filmed in Montreal.
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Island of the Antilles, main of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The scene : Tropical sequences of the film shot on the island.
Cambodia
The scene : Sequences of Benjamin's journey attributed to Cambodia.
Burbank, United States
The scene : Additional shots assigned to Burbank.