{"id":6987,"date":"2014-11-28T11:35:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T10:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/?p=6987"},"modified":"2014-11-28T09:23:11","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T08:23:11","slug":"filmtripping-paris-discover-famous-movie-locations-city-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/filmtripping-paris-discover-famous-movie-locations-city-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"FilmTripping in Paris: Discover Famous Movie Locations in the City of Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe will always have Paris\u201d<\/em>, said Rick to Lisa in the classic film Casablanca in 1942 and the truth is that today we still say this sentence when it comes to thinking about the French capital and all its charming scenarios that one day were film settings. \u00a0To coincide with the annual French Film Festival<\/a>, Expedia launches #FilmTripping<\/a>, a video that invites travellers to explore Paris through the magic of cinema; where coincidence, fiction and reality all coincide. Behind this project we find Paris based filmmaker\u00a0Paco Zamora<\/a>, who made sure to include lots of doses of spontaneity\u00a0inviting\u00a0film lovers and travellers to discover the City of Light through seven movie sets, showing the locations from the perspective of a girl visiting\u00a0Paris<\/a>\u00a0for the first time.<\/p>\n

Shakespeare & Co<\/h3>\n

\"Before<\/p>\n

Probably the most photographed bookshop in the world, Shakespeare & Company is a real institution in the heart of Paris. Just opposite Notre Dame (37 Rue B\u00fbcherie) it brings in hundreds of tourists at any time of the year. This independent book store opened its doors in 1951, after the original closed during the Second World War. It has also been the setting for a great number of films such as Before Sunset<\/a> (2004). <\/strong>In this film, two old lovers, Celine and Jesse, who is doing a reading at the noted bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, meet again nine years after their first encounter.<\/p>\n

Pont Neuf<\/h3>\n

\"Les<\/p>\n

In 1991 Juliett Binoche and Denis Lavant took us around one of the most beautiful bridges in the city, the Pont Neuf- Although its name literally means \u201cthe inaugurated bridge\u201d, this is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine. Les Amants du Pont Neuf<\/strong> <\/a>is the love story between a street artist and a homeless that fall in love in the Paris cold. The streets and skies of Paris play a very important role in the film, which was filmed during the French Bicentennial celebrations in 1989<\/strong>. The filmmaking process of this movie wasn\u2019t easy at all and it said that film director, Leos Carax<\/strong>, wanted to block of the public bridge for 3 months\u2026<\/p>\n

Les quais de la Seine<\/h3>\n

\"Midnight<\/p>\n

Paris is a river town; The banks of La Seine have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and tourists are often confused about the terms \u201cright bank\u201d and \u201cleft bank\u201d. There are many films that have been filmed here and a great example is Midnight in Paris <\/a>(2011)<\/strong> (it wasn\u2019t the first time Woody Allen filmed in the French capital). One of the best scenes in the film takes place at Quai des Orf\u00e8vres<\/strong>, where Gil and Adriana see Zelda Fitzgerald contemplating suicide.<\/p>\n

Canal Saint-Martin<\/h3>\n

\"Hotel<\/p>\n

In 2001, film director Jean Pierre Jeunet<\/strong> encouraged us to fall in love with an area based in northeast Paris thanks to the sweet Amelie<\/strong>, who used to come to throw stones in the water. But there is a classic film that was also filmed along these banks: H\u00f4tel du Nord<\/a> (1938)<\/strong>. This French drama captures the harmony of the French people in pre-war Paris. Today visitors can find this hotel that is extremely linked with the canal\u2019s history. The Canal Saint-Martin (4.5 km long) is one of the most bohemian quarters in the French capital and it is always chosen by young people when it comes to choosing chic bars and appetizing bistros.<\/p>\n

La Belleville<\/h3>\n

\"Bourn<\/p>\n

Matt Damon surprised us in 2002 with his performance around the city of Paris. One of the most exciting scenes of The Bourne Identity <\/strong><\/a>was filmed in the beautiful Belleville <\/strong>(Northeast Paris), where Bourne shakes off the cop cars with a reckless turn right from rue du Transvaal into the scarily narrow Passage Plantin. This is what Bourne said before careering down the steep steps at the end of the passage to rue des Couronnes<\/strong>: \u201cWe got a bump coming up.\u201d For those visiting this area, remember Belleville is the most multi-ethnic neighbourhood in the city.<\/p>\n

Montmartre<\/h3>\n

\"Amelie<\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to think of a specific number of movies that have been filmed in Montmartre. But if there is a title that actually makes us travel to this lovely area in the north of Paris that is Le Fabuleux Destin d\u2019 Amelie Poulain<\/a> (2001)<\/strong>. One of the real film settings is Caf\u00e9 Des Deux Moulins<\/strong> (15, rue Lepic), which attracts hundreds of tourists and locals (they love to pop in for football matches!). This film, a proper brightly-coloured fantasy, shows many other cinematic spots such as the grocery store based at the March\u00e9 de la Butte <\/strong>or Amelie\u2019 s apartment, just around the corner at 56 rue des Trois Freres. Not too far from these narrow streets we find Place de Clichy<\/strong>, another stop for films lovers and where Moulin Rouge! <\/strong><\/a>was filmed in 2001. The movie tells the love story between an English writer who falls in love with the terminally- ill star of the cabaret.<\/p>\n

Trocad\u00e9ro<\/h3>\n

\"Paris<\/p>\n

The old Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que Fran\u00e7aise in Paris was the location chosen for the meeting of the three protagonists in Bertolucci\u00b4s film The Dreamers <\/a>(2003)<\/strong> that tells the story of an American student and two glamorous Parisians who bewitch him. But this is not the only movie that has been shot at the Trocad\u00e9ro. Here, one of Paris Je T\u2019aime\u2019s segments (2006) takes place: a lovely short telling the story of two mimes that fall in love. This two-hour film consists of eighteen short-films set in different arrondissements. Paris Je T\u2019aime <\/strong><\/a>explores stories about love, religion, immigration and homosexuality. In essence: Paris.<\/p>\n

Now, try spotting all of them in the video directed by Paco Zamora or use this amazing interactive map<\/a> to find out even more locations.<\/p>\n