Paris Region, Like a Movie Set

Still in Montmartre, just steps away from Rue Lepic, the Moulin Rouge has been spinning its iconic red wings at 82 Boulevard de Clichy since 1889. This legendary Parisian cabaret, a haven for artists and the feverish nights of the Belle Époque, inspired Baz Luhrmann for his film Moulin Rouge! (2001). Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor play out an impossible love story amid glitter and red velvet, faithful to the spirit of a venue immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec long before Hollywood. Today, the real Moulin Rouge welcomes audiences every night for its legendary French cancan show, in a theatre that has lost none of its flamboyance.
Dive into the world of Parisian cabarets and experience the magic of the French cancan.

In Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Christopher McQuarrie unleashes Ethan Hunt played by Tom Cruise on a high-speed chase through Paris. From the Arc de triomphe to the Seine quays and Parisian rooftops, the city’s most iconic landmarks flash past at breathtaking speed. Because these iconic Haussmann boulevards, bridges, and sweeping perspectives—crossed in just seconds onscreen deserve to be lingered over. The real mission? Slow down and experience these legendary Paris filming locations at your own pace.
Set off to discover Paris’s must-see landmarks, free from the pressure of the clock.

In Ratatouille (2007), a rat named Rémy fulfills every food lover’s dream: cooking in a great Parisian restaurant and moving even the toughest critics. This animated film plunges viewers into the buzzing world of Parisian kitchens, where strict hierarchies meet a relentless pursuit of excellence. Today, the Paris Region stands as one of the world’s leading gastronomic destinations, boasting Michelin-starred restaurants and innovative new dining spots that make the region a must for lovers of French cuisine.
Discover the new restaurants shaping the culinary reputation of the Paris Region.

In Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (2016), Paris is not a backdrop but a dream—imagined by Mia, an aspiring actress played by Emma Stone, who sees the city as a promise of freedom and lightness. Sebastian, a jazz pianist portrayed by Ryan Gosling, shares this gentle melancholy and the belief that great cities keep alive the music we think has been forgotten. Jazz, the film’s emotional thread, still resonates in the legendary cellars and jazz clubs of the Paris Region, where bebop and swing traditions have thrived night after night for decades.
Let the rhythm of jazz guide you through Paris’s iconic clubs and underground venues.

Throughout the entire film, we dream of Paris alongside Andrea. When she finally arrives, we understand why. In David Frankel’s The Devil Wears Prada (2006), the city appears as the ultimate reward—the capital every corner of the fashion industry longs to conquer. Anne Hathaway plays a young American journalist who survives the demands of the formidable Miranda Priestly, portrayed by Meryl Streep, before finally arriving in Paris’s iconic Golden Triangle, bordered by Avenue Montaigne, Avenue George V, and the Champs-Élysées. For decades, the world’s greatest luxury fashion houses have flourished here.
Explore the Golden Triangle and its prestigious addresses, where luxury shopping meets timeless Parisian elegance.

In 2006, Sofia Coppola chose Kirsten Dunst to portray Marie Antoinette, a fifteen-year-old Austrian archduchess arriving at Versailles, unfamiliar with its rules and hidden dangers. Far from a traditional historical film, the director presents the palace as a world of its own, filled with golden décor, formal French gardens, and lavish festivities, captured in an atmosphere both majestic and melancholic. Today, the Palace of Versailles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, can be explored in all its splendor: royal apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, and the gardens designed by André Le Nôtre welcome visitors exactly as Sofia Coppola’s camera immortalized them.
Set off to discover the Palace of Versailles and its royal gardens.

In Midnight in Paris (2011), an American writer wandering the city at night discovers that the Seine riverbanks are a gateway to another era. Every night at midnight, he is transported back to the Paris of the 1920s, meeting Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Picasso. The cobbled quays, glowing bridges and shimmering reflections on the water remain timeless. Today, UNESCO-listed Seine riverbanks offer the same romantic, cinematic stroll, one of the most beautiful film-inspired walks in Paris. Let yourself drift along the Seine River and discover Paris from the water.

Shot handheld on real Paris locations, Breathless (À bout de souffle) by Jean‑Luc Godard shattered the conventions of French cinema in 1960. Jean‑Paul Belmondo plays Michel Poiccard, a carefree small‑time crook on the run between the Champs‑Élysées and the hotels of the Latin Quarter, alongside Patricia, a young American portrayed by Jean Seberg, selling the Herald Tribune on Parisian sidewalks. Godard films Paris without a safety net, using natural light and the raw sound of the city, turning the grand Haussmannian boulevards into a character in their own right. More than sixty years later, that same free‑spirited, inventive energy resurfaces in Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater, awarded in 2025, which retraces the behind‑the‑scenes story of the shoot and the birth of a cinema that would change everything.
Walk down the Champs‑Élysées and explore the neighborhood that inspired the French New Wave.

Agnès Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) follows a young singer wandering through Paris for two anxious hours. Filmed in near real time, the movie unfolds through the streets of Paris, from *Montparnasse to Parc Montsouris, passing by cafés, taxis, and bustling markets. What begins as an anxious wander gradually becomes a discovery of Paris and its people. Varda captures the vibrant, everyday Paris of 1962 yet its streets, terraces, and gardens remain recognizable today, an open invitation to explore the city with fresh eyes.
Experience Paris like a local, wandering through its streets and neighborhoods.