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I visited the street from the ending scene in Breathless

Posted on 6/11/19 at 12:25 pm
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4894 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 12:25 pm
I was in Paris last week and decided to visit the street where they filmed the final scene in the 1960 movie Breathless. It's where Michel runs down the street after he was shot by the police and runs out of breath and dies. I put together a video comparing it to today and in the movie for those who are interested: LINK
Posted by LSUFreek
Greater New Orleans
Member since Jan 2007
16312 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:33 pm to
Pretty cool.

The newer concrete pavement in color doesn't look nearly as stylish/romantic as those small etched blocks in the b&w movie.

I noticed it's still a one-way street going in the same traffic direction.

That new tree overhanging the sidewalk blocks the view of that beautiful building at the corner they used as a backdrop in the movie, but when you did get to the corner, the building and its trees seemed relatively unchanged.

(I need to get back to Paris, if only to take my french-heritage Mom there before it's too late. There's just been so much unrest there the past few years, It's made me a little leary.)

Thanks for the video and editing effort.
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4894 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 2:25 pm to
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The newer concrete pavement in color doesn't look nearly as stylish/romantic as those small etched blocks in the b&w movie.


The are some streets still like that in central Paris, but unfortunately they changed this street
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That new tree overhanging the sidewalk blocks the view of that beautiful building at the corner they used as a backdrop in the movie, but when you did get to the corner, the building and its trees seemed relatively unchanged.


Yeah but they unfortunately built an ugly cubed shaped building with metal shutters at the end of the street.
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(I need to get back to Paris, if only to take my french-heritage Mom there before it's too late. There's just been so much unrest there the past few years, It's made me a little leary.)

This worried me at first, because this was my first international trip but I did not notice any unrest at all. I did run into the Yellowvests in Normandy, but they were more of protesters and not rioters. Parisians were friendly and food was great.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
39420 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 2:33 pm to
Interesting watch, thanks.

I wanted to run through the Louvre (Band a Part) in the 90's but realized I had spent two hours in line just trying to get in.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33819 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:41 pm to
Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed seeing the movie clip, and your videos.

Looks like they only sell hatchback versions of cars there. Is that area mostly residential above the ground floor?

Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49487 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:51 pm to
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It's where Michel runs down the street after he was shot by the police and runs out of breath and dies. 


Spoiler warning
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4894 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:52 pm to
Majority of buildings had either offices or apartments above the ground level. And there were tons of hatchbacks all around Paris.
Posted by kale
Around
Member since Feb 2017
1254 posts
Posted on 6/11/19 at 8:07 pm to
Great movie, nice view
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 8:07 pm
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