Un Indien dans la ville (1994)

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Great annual fair of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, held every summer on the edge of the state forest, around the crossroads of Six Chiens; it is one of the most important fairs in France.

The scene : 50 minThe sequence takes place in the heart of the fair, amidst the rides.

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 monument is among the sights of Paris that the film reveals to Mimi-Siku.

Paris, France

The most famous avenue in Paris, connecting the Concorde to the Étoile.

The scene : The avenue hosts one of the Parisian scenes of the film.

Paris, France

Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, Place Charles-de-Gaulle, west of the Champs-Élysées. Completed in 1836, it was built by Guillaume Abel Blouet, Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin, Jean-Nicolas Huyot, and Louis-Robert Goust in the neoclassical style, and it is listed as a historical monument.

The scene : The arch is featured in the views of the capital that punctuate the stay in Paris.

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 : The cathedral also appears among the filmed Parisian monuments.

Paris 16e, France

Place of the 16th arrondissement opening onto the Palais de Chaillot and the Esplanade of Human Rights, opposite the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gabriel Davioud and Jules Bourdais in 1843, it combines neo-Byzantine, neo-Moorish architecture and eclecticism.

The scene : The film rises above the square: Mimi-Siku (Ludwig Briand) surveys the expanse of the great 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 : A glimpse from afar, the bridge punctuates the scenes that follow the arrival in Paris.

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 : A part of the film was shot in the studio here.

Canaima, Venezuela

Lagoon of Canaima National Park, in the state of Bolívar, in southeastern Venezuela.

The scene : It is on this lagoon of the national park that the Amazonian scenes were filmed, those of the Indian village where Mimi-Siku lives; the crew stayed at the Wakü Lodge, on its shore.

Miami, United States

The scene : The shooting schedule indicates that part of the filming took place in Miami, without specifying the sets used.

Canaima, Venezuela

Waterfall of Canaima National Park. It has also served as a setting for the filming of Jaguar, released in 1996.

The scene : The waterfall serves as the backdrop for the Amazonian sequences.