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Join Juliette Dubois on her movie-themed Ciné-Balade tour of the Latin Quarter and  discover the locations that inspired Woody Allen for his film  ‘Midnight in Paris’ .  Travel back to the Paris of the  Roaring Twenties!

• Location :   Paris, 6th district
• Duration :   2h20
• Access by Public Transport :   Odéon (Metro lines 4, 10)
• Language :   English

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Paris’s Latin Quarter features in so many films. This guided tour revisits the movie sets, pays tribute to the  city of light , and plunges into the  magical fantasy world of director Woody Allen .

Ciné-Balade  invites you to travel back in time, like the hero of ‘Midnight in Paris’ , to the 1920s,  known as the ‘années folles’ (crazy years). Meet the legendary writers and artists  that lived in Paris at that time: Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and many more. Juliette will tell you all about the history of the neighbourhood and add some cinema history too.

For example, the tour takes in the  Polidor restaurant,  which was used as a movie location, the  Pantheon movie theatre , the stairs where the emblematic scene of the film was shot, the  banks of the Seine , and the  Shakespeare and Company bookshop .

Walking tour with photos and video clips on digital tablet.

This guided tour is conducted in English.

Juliette Dubois is a former production assistant with a master’s degree in the history of cinema. She created  Ciné-Balade  11 years ago, and is passionate about sharing her knowledge with visitors. Stroll around Paris with her and immerse yourself in the history of the cinema. Discover the unique destinies of the stars of the screen and hear stories, some frivolous, some serious. Share her passion and find out why Paris attracts all the cameras.

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Fantastic and informative tour!

Wonderful tour. I'm a big fan of Midnight in Paris so I had very high expectations, and that part was terrific. The tour also included Paris's rich literary, cinematic, and art history. I can't recommend more highly.

Highlight of our stay in Paris…

This tour was an amazing and intimate experience. Walking around the Latin quarter with Juliette, who’s knowledge of the history of the cinema and Paris is outstanding, was the highlight of our short stay in Paris.

Amazing Virtual Tour!!

We did a company live virtual tour of Paris with Juliette who did an amazing job! Her knowledge of Paris and cinema history was outstanding. She went out of her way to customize her tour to fit it in our 1-hour time frame and she could not have been easier to work with. Highly recommend her tours to all! Excited to visit Paris in-person :)

Great tour!

To all Woodie Alen fans: this is a must see tour! If you love the film, your guide Juliette will give you a lot of interesting facts and will provide some historical background behind some of the characters and events from the film. You will walk through the most memorable locations of the film (take Instagrammy pictures of course!) and will surely visit them again afterwards. Juliette is a great guide who knows a lot, a lot about the history of cinematography and the general history of art and culture as well as some hidden gems of this amazing city. All in all, undoubtedly a great experience!

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Great experience!

I enjoyed the tour very much, it is a wonderful way to discover Paris. Juliette is very professional, knowledgeable and interesting, passionate about what she does. I highly recommend this tour and will continue exploring Paris with Ciné-Balade.

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Sunday May 5th 2024

Midnight In Paris | 2011

• Locations |
• Paris , France
• Woody Allen
• Owen Wilson,
• Marion Cotillard,
• Rachel McAdams,
• Michael Sheen,
• Léa Seydoux,
• Tom Hiddleston,
• Alison Pill,
• Kathy Bates,
• Corey Stoll,
• Adrien Brody,
• Olivier Rabourdin,
• Kurt Fuller

Lightweight but hugely enjoyable whimsy from Woody Allen , as writer and nostalgia fan Gil ( Owen Wilson ) gets a first-hand taste of Jazz Age Paris .

Like Allen ’s New York films, the movie provides a handy guide to the best the city has to offer – providing you're not on a student gap year budget.

Like Manhattan , the movie opens with a montage of beauty shots set to a jazz score. Among the flurry of images, you can recognise locations from other Paris movies, which may be homages or simply the best views of the city: there are the little Left Bank shops of rue Galande – with the giant flea sculpture – (seen in Richard Linklater ’s Before Sunset ), avenue des Camoens with its view of the Eiffel Tower ( Francois Truffaut’ s Le Dernier Metro ), the columns of Parc Monceau ( Gigi ) and the double-decker Pont Bir Hakeim ( Last Tango in Paris and, more recently, Inception ).

The movie proper begins in Monet’s Garden , the former home of impressionist painter Claude Monet in Giverny , where writer Gil reveals his love for the romantic image of old Paris .

Monet lived on this estate from 1883 until his death in 1926. The Japanese-style wooden bridge, famous from his paintings, can be found in the water garden section. It's actually a copy, after the original bridge, which the artist commissioned from a local craftsman, had deteriorated beyond repair. About 50 miles northwest of Paris , you can comfortably visit Giverny , as a day trip from the city.

In the City of Light itself, Gil and fiancée Inez ( Rachel McAdams ) stay with her parents at Hotel Le Bristol , 112 rue du Faubourg St Honoré . Smack in the centre of the high fashion shopping street (Pierre Cardin, Hermès, Lanvin, Lacroix...), Le Bristol has been the Paris base of Hollywoodsters such as Kim Novak , Rita Hayworth and Charlie Chaplin .

Equally upscale (even for Paris ) is the restaurant where Gil rather vocally disagrees with Inez's Republican folks, and where smug know-all Paul ( Michael Sheen ) first puts in an appearance. It's Le Grande Véfour , 17 Rue du Beaujolais , tucked away behind the columns at the entrance to the gardens of the Palais Royale. Opened in 1784, the restaurant' boasts an impressive list of customers – many of whom have plaques marking their favourite tables – including Napoleon – and naturally Josephine – as well as writers Colette and Victor Hugo , philosopher Jean Paul Sartre and artist/film-maker Jean Cocteau .

It's in the gardens at Versailles that Paul snidely dismisses Gil’s nostalgia as 'Golden Age Thinking'. Versailles is about 45 minute rail journey from Paris Austerlitz station – you can purchase a round-trip RER ticket (you can book a joint trip to include Giverny if you have limited time).

The interior of the grand Chateau de Versailles itself, built for Louis XIV, is glimpsed toward the end of the movie as the unfortunate detective hired to follow Gil finds himself seriously lost. The palace is also seen in Milos Forman ’s Valmont and Sofia Coppola ’s Marie Antoinette .

With the wedding on the horizon, Inez talks rings with her mother as they window shop at jewellery store Chopard, 1 place Vendome ( metro: Tuileries ) – a mere stone's throw from the Ritz .

During a tour of the Musée Rodin in the Hotel Biron, 79 rue de Varenne ( metro: Varenne ), Paul contradicts the guide (a cameo from Carla Bruni ) about the sculptor's wife and mistress. The Hotel Biron was Auguste Rodin 's home from 1911 to his death in 1917, and he bequeathed his artworks to the nation on condition they be exhibited here. There’s an admission charge for the museum itself, but you can tour the gardens for only €1.

The alfresco wine tasting is at La Belle Étoile , the rooftop suite of Hotel le Meurice , 228 Rue de Rivoli ( metro: Tuileries ), overlooking the Tuileries. Dubbed the ‘Hotel of Kings’ – Queen Victoria , Alphonse XIII and the Shah of Iran (who was deposed by the Iranian revolution while staying here) are listed among its royal guests. Other luminaries include composer Tchaikovsky , as well as two artists who appear as characters in the film – Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali .

Ever the showman, Dali spent at least one month of each year at Le Meurice . Determined to live up to his image as Master of the Surreal, he occasionally demanded a horse be sent to his room, or a herd of sheep, or flies caught from the Tuileries. Now that’s what I call room service.

Understandably, this rarified life is getting all too much for Gil, who takes off alone for a breath of fresh air.

Lost and slightly tipsy, he slumps down on the steps of St Etienne du Mont, rue de la Montagne Geneviève ( metro: Cardinal Lemoine ), where he gets an invite from the mysterious 1920 Peugeot Landaulet, and the plot spins off into fantasy. Note that the ‘magic’ steps are not the main entrance, but to the side of the church, facing north.

Apart from the steps, we see precious little of the church itself, which houses the shrine of Saint Geneviève , the city’s patron saint, along with the tombs of physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal and playwright Jean Racine . Revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (the one murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday ) is buried in the church’s cemetery.

Gil is whisked away to a party on quai de Bourbon ( metro: Pont Marie ), on the western tip if the Ile St Louis . With Cole Porter playing piano, his hosts introducing themselves as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald ( Tom Hiddleston and Alison Pill ), Gil realises something very odd is going on.

From here – these parties soon get so boring – it's on to 'Bricktop's'. The singer and dancer Bricktop ran famed nightclub Le Grand Duc at 52 rue Pigalle (later, in 1929, she opened Chez Bricktop a few doors down at 66 rue Pigalle).

In the film, though, her club appears to be housed way to the south near the Pantheon, at 17 rue Malebranche, (another former screen location – this was previously the home of Audrey Hepburn and her father Maurice Chevalier in Billy Wilder 's Love In The Afternoon ) ( metro: Luxembourg ).

The real Bricktop (real name Ada Smith ) lived on into the 1980s, and actually appeared as herself in Woody Allen 's 1983 Zelig , to talk about the Human Chameleon's visit to her nightclub.

The non-stop partying moves on to Le Polidor , 41 rue Monsieur le Prince ( metro: Odéon ), where Gil leaps at the opportunity of getting Ernest Hemingway ( Corey Stoll ) to cast an eye over his novel. A mere stripling, dating back only to 1845, Le Polidor was indeed patronised by Hemingway , along with fellow scribes Paul Verlaine , André Gide , James Joyce , Antonin Artaud and beat poet Jack Kerouac . For once, prices are comparatively modest and – don't worry – no, it hasn't been replaced by a launderette.

The next day, back in the 21st century, Inez and her mother consider forking out €18,000 for an antique chair at Philippe de Beauvais, 112 Boulevard De Courcelles ( metro: Ternes or Courcelles ). If you're looking to track down that special bit of furniture, be warned that Beauvais is actually a dealer in antique lighting, offering a collection of 18th to early 20th-century chandeliers, electroliers, candle sticks, lanterns and the like.

Incidentally, the striking church you may notice in the background of the scene is the Cathedral of Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky on Rue Daru , seen in the Oscar-winning 1956 film of Anastasia , with Ingrid Bergman .

The second magical midnight sees Hemingway take Gil off to visit Gertrude Stein ( Kathy Bates ) and her lover Alice B Toklas at the writer's real home, 27 rue de Fleurus ( metro: Saint Placide ). It’s here he also meets Pablo Picasso and his current mistress Adriana ( Marion Cotillard ). The house isn’t open to the public, but a plaque above the door commemorates the writer’s 33-year residence.

Looking for a Cole Porter record, Gil bumps into Gabrielle ( Léa Seydoux ) at the flea market of Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen, Le Marché Paul Bert, 96-110 rue des Rosiers ( metro: Porte de Clignancourt ), to the north of the city at Porte de Clignancourt. This is the old market you might have seen in Louis Malle 's freewheeling 1960 comedy Zazie Dans Le Metro .

Eight of Monet ’s huge water lily pictures are displayed at the Musée de l'Orangerie , Place de la Concorde ( metro: Concorde ), along with works by Paul Cézanne , Henri Matisse , Renoir and others. It’s here that Gil finally manages to outsmart Paul with his background knowledge of the Picasso painting.

But another night brings another party. The fairground bash with carousels is held in the Musée des Arts Forains – the Museum of Fairground Art , at Les Pavillons de Bercy , 53 Avenue des Terroirs de France ( metro: Cour Saint-Émilion ). The brainchild of Jean Paul Favand , this unique private collection of fairground art, including German swings, merry-go-rounds and carousels, is generally used as a venue-for-hire, though it’s possible to book ahead for private visits.

It’s here that Gil bumps into Adriana again, and together they take what seems to be quite a stroll. From southeastern Paris , they find themselves in Montmartre , descending the photogenic steps on rue du Chevalier de la Barre , running alongside Sacre Coeur , down to rue Lamarck ( metro: Anvers ).

Gil is amazed to find himself mentioned in Adriana’s journal as it’s read to him in the Parc Jean XXIII , tucked away on the Ile de la Cite , behind Notre Dame Cathedral ( metro: Maubert Mutualité ).

The Surrealist wedding party, where Gil pitches the idea for The Exterminating Angel to a flummoxed Luis Buñuel , is the extraordinary Maison Deyrolle , 46 rue du Bac ( metro: Rue du Bac ), awash with insects and taxidermy. Since 1831, Deyrolle has offered animal, botanic and mineral specimens to nature lovers, schools, universities, museums and scientific institutions. it’s not surprising that its collection became a magnet for the Surrealists.

Luis Buñuel , by the way, was intended to be the artist (finally replaced by writer Marshall MacLuhan ) dragged out of the cinema queue to refute the loudmouthed pseudo-intellectual (a forerunner of Paul) in Woody Allen ’s Annie Hall .

It's on the quiet triangle of Place Dauphine , hidden away at the opposite end of the Ile de la Cité from the parc, in front of Restaurant Paul , 15 Place Dauphine , ( metro: Chatelet ), that a coach and horses arrive to give Adriana her own trip back into the past. Regulars at Restaurant Paul once included Yves Montand and Simone Signoret , who happened to live in an apartment above the restaurant. More recently, it's where Lou ( Emilia Clarke ) sits when she finally gets to visit Paris in 2016 weepie Me Before You .

Adriana and Gil are whisked further back to the Belle Epoque finery of Maxim’s , 3 rue Royale ( metro: Concorde or Madeleine ), where scenes for the 1958 musical Gigi were filmed, and on to the Moulin Rouge, 82 boulevard de Clichy ( metro: Blanche ) where, in turn, painters Toulouse Lautrec , Gauguin and Degas hanker after the great age of the Renaissance.

Neither John Huston ’s 1952 film of Moulin Rouge nor the 2001 Baz Luhrmann musical were filmed in the real nightclub (the Luhrmann film was made entirely on soundstages in Sydney , New South Wales ), though the Huston film was made largely in Paris , including scenes at Maxim’s .

After finally splitting with Inez, Gil drinks at l'Ile de France, 59 quai de la Tournelle at rue des Bernadins; and browses in Shakespeare and Company , 37 rue de la Bûcherie (the bookshop starting point for Richard Linklater 's 2004 Before Sunset ).

He finally ends up with Gabrielle on the wildly elaborate Pont Alexander III ( metro: Invalides ), ( Anastasia again, the 1952 Moulin Rouge , 1985 Bond movie A View to a Kill and the end of Me Before You – again), acknowledging that "Paris is at its most beautiful in the rain".

Visit The Film Locations

France | paris.

Visit: France

Visit: Paris

Flights: Charles De Gaulle International Airport , 95700 Roissy-en-France, France ( tel: 33.1.70.36.39.50 )

Travel around: Paris Metro

Stay at: Hotel Le Bristol , 112 rue du Faubourg St Honoré, 75008 Paris ( tel: +33.1.53.43.43.00 ) ( metro: Miromesnil )

Visit: Hotel le Meurice , 228 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris ( tel: +33.1.44.58.10.10 ) ( metro: Tuileries )

Visit: Le Polidor , 41 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris ( tel: +33.1.43.26.95.34 ) ( metro: Odéon )

Visit: the Musée de l'Orangerie , Jardin Tuileries, Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris ( tel: +33.1.44.77.80.07 ) ( metro: Concorde )

Visit: Maison Deyrolle , 46 rue du Bac, 75007 Paris ( tel: +33.1.42.22.30.07 ) ( metro: Rue du Bac )

Dine at: Le Grande Véfour , 17 Rue du Beaujolais, 75001 Paris ( tel: +33.1.42.96.56.27 ) ( metro: Bourse or Pyramides )

Visit: the Musée Rodin , Hotel Biron, 79 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris ( tel: +33.1.44.18.61.10 ) ( metro: Varenne )

Visit: Les Pavillons de Bercy , 53 Avenue des Terroirs de France, 75012 Paris ( tel: +33.1.43.40.16.22 ) ( metro: Cour Saint-Émilion )

Shop at: Shakespeare and Company , 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris ( tel: 33.1.43.25.40.93 )

Visit: Restaurant Paul , 15 Place Dauphine, 75001 Paris ( tel: +33.1.43.54.21.48 )

Visit: Chateau de Versailles , Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles ( tel: +33.1.30.83.78.00 ) ( rail: Paris, Gare d'Austerlitz )

Visit: Giverny ( rail: Vernon, fro Paris Saint-Lazare )

Visit: Monet’s Garden , rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny ( tel: 33.232.51.28.21 )

Full Day Movie Tour ‘Midnight in Paris’ of Montmartre

• Modern, air-conditioned private transportation
• Pick up and drop off at the hotels
• Professional local tour guide in Paris
• Entrance fees (none will be required)
• Entry/Admission - Musée Rodin
• Paris, France The driver will meet you at the Paris hotels or at the city center with the sign with your name. Please inform about your pick up details in advance.
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Infant seats available
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Most travelers can participate
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
• Musée Rodin
• Pont Alexandre III

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• You'll start at Paris Paris, France The driver will meet you at the Paris hotels or at the city center with the sign with your name. Please inform about your pick up details in advance. See address & details
• 1 Paris Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 2 Musee Rodin Stop: 30 minutes - Admission excluded See details
• 3 Le Bristol Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 4 Le Grand Véfour Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 5 Le Meurice Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 6 Deyrolle Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 7 Seine River Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 8 Square Jean XXIII Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 9 Pont Alexandre III Stop: 30 minutes See details
• 10 Paris Stop: 30 minutes See details
• You'll return to the starting point

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Private Tour With Guide to Midnight in Paris Movie Locations

As the saying goes, ‘The city of light shines brightest at midnight.’

Imagine strolling through the same streets that inspired Woody Allen’s enchanting film, Midnight in Paris.

With a private tour and a knowledgeable guide at your side, you’ll unravel the secrets and allure of the movie’s iconic locations.

From the charming cafes to the historic landmarks, each stop holds a piece of cinematic history waiting to be discovered.

Join this exclusive experience and let the magic of Paris at nightfall transport you into the world of Midnight in Paris.

• Explore Midnight in Paris filming secrets and hidden gems with a knowledgeable guide.
• Visit iconic landmarks and uncover behind-the-scenes stories from the movie.
• Gain deeper insight into the film’s narrative while enjoying its enchanting world.
• Enjoy a personalized tour experience tailored to your group size and preferences.

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Tour Overview

Set out on an exclusive journey through the enchanting world of Midnight in Paris as you explore the tour overview. This private tour with a knowledgeable guide offers a unique opportunity to explore the filming secrets and local insights behind the iconic movie.

Discover hidden gems and behind-the-scenes stories as you walk in the footsteps of the characters. Unveil the magic of Paris at night and gain a deeper understanding of the movie’s narrative as you visit key locations. Your expert guide will provide fascinating details about the filming process and offer local perspectives on the significance of each spot.

Get set for an immersive experience that will transport you into the enchanting world of Midnight in Paris.

Movie Locations Visited

As visitors journey through the enchanting world of Midnight in Paris, they’ll explore a selection of iconic movie locations that hold secrets and stories waiting to be unveiled. These locations aren’t just spots in a film but have real histories and significance that add depth to the movie experience.

Here are some highlights visitors can expect to see:

• Film Trivia : Dive into interesting facts and behind-the-scenes stories about the making of Midnight in Paris.
• Iconic Landmarks : Visit famous landmarks that served as backdrops for key scenes in the movie, bringing the film to life in a tangible way.
• Hidden Gems : Discover lesser-known spots that played a role in the movie, offering a unique perspective on the film’s narrative.

Guide Expertise

Delving into the depths of cinematic knowledge, the guide on the Midnight in Paris Movie Locations Tour brings a wealth of expertise to illuminate the hidden stories behind each location. With a deep understanding of the filming secrets and historical context of the movie, the guide enhances the tour experience by sharing intriguing details that transport visitors back to the magical world of ‘Midnight in Paris’. Here’s a glimpse of the guide’s expertise:

Pricing Details

Upon embarking on the Midnight in Paris Movie Locations Tour, visitors can expect pricing details that fluctuate based on the size of their group, ensuring a tailored experience for each participant. The pricing structure offers various benefits and options for participants, such as:

• Group discounts available for larger parties
• Customization options to cater to specific preferences
• Additional costs may apply for personalized requests

These features allow guests to not only enjoy the tour at a competitive rate but also to tailor the experience to their liking. By accommodating different group sizes and offering customization possibilities, the tour give you a unique and enjoyable exploration of the iconic movie locations from Midnight in Paris.

Group Size Variations

Group size variations impact the pricing structure of the Midnight in Paris Movie Locations Tour, offering flexibility and tailored experiences for participants. The tour caters to different group sizes, ensuring an intimate experience for couples, families , or small groups of friends. Each group size option comes with its unique advantages, providing a personalized journey through the enchanting locations featured in the film. Whether guests are seeking in-depth film trivia or simply soaking in the Parisian charm, the tour can be customized to meet their preferences. The table below illustrates how group size influences the pricing of the tour:

Tour Duration

The exploration of the Midnight in Paris Movie Locations Tour extends further with a focus on the tour duration, offering participants an immersive experience into the cinematic world of the film. As visitors explore the tour highlights and filming locations , they’re treated to a detailed journey through the enchanting settings that inspired the movie.

To ensure a comprehensive experience, the tour duration typically lasts around 3 hours, allowing ample time to soak in the magic of each location. Participants can engage with the guide, ask questions about the filming process, and relive iconic scenes from Midnight in Paris. This duration strikes a balance between exploration and storytelling, creating a memorable and enriching experience for all.

• Detailed exploration of key filming locations
• Engaging commentary on the movie’s background and production
• Ample time for questions and interaction with the guide

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Booking Information

For those interested in booking the Midnight in Paris Movie Locations Tour, visitors can easily secure their spot by accessing the Viator website and selecting the desired date and group size. Once the booking is confirmed, customers can explore the reviews from previous participants to get an idea of the tour experience.

Viator offers tour customization options , allowing guests to tailor the experience to their preferences, such as adding special requests or adjusting the itinerary. It’s essential to review the terms and conditions regarding pricing, inclusions , and exclusions , as well as the booking and cancellation policies.

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Explore the magic and romance of Midnight in Paris on a private tour through the enchanting streets of the city. With a knowledgeable guide leading the way, uncover the iconic movie locations and fascinating stories behind each setting.

Prices starting from $110.00 cater to varying group sizes, ensuring a personalized and unforgettable adventure for all participants.

Enjoy the cinematic beauty of Paris at nightfall and indulge in the allure of Midnight in Paris on this exceptional tour.

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This gorgeous movie was shot at some gorgeous locations… that is to say, Paris! Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris elegantly captures the spirit of 1920s and provides a glimpse into the marvelous and legendary Belle Époque , the period of flowering at the end of the 19th century between the close of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War.

Woody Allen takes us on a wildly imaginative journey where we meet many of the famous writers, composers, and painters of the Jazz Age in Paris — Ernest Hemingway, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Gertrude Stein. The film starts with a dazzling selection of Paris locations and sets the scene at Le Bristol , one of the city's most luxurious hotels. The director spends almost as much care and attention to the Paris locations as he does to the actors' performances.

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Midnight in paris locations, rue montagne sainte-geneviève.

In the film, these are the stairs where Gil goes nightly to catch his magic car ride to the past. It's become a place to see in Paris for Woody Allen fans (and Owen Wilson fans), who sit on the steps at the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont behind the Pantheon to pay tribute to the movie.

• Saint-Etienne-du-Mont , Rue Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, 75005

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Le Meurice is the setting for the rooftop terrace wine tasting, where Michael Sheen gives his famous wine tasting speech. Like Le Bristol , Hotel Le Meurice has been awarded the Palace designation, the highest hotel rating in France. The Belle Etoile Royal Suite at the Meurice clocks in at over 15,000€ per night. We'd love to stay there, but…

• Hotel Le Meurice, 228 rue de Rivoli, 75001

Hotel Le Bristol

The luxurious Le Bristol opened its doors in 1925. In Midnight in Paris , the Bristol is the Paris base for Gil (Owen Wilson), his fiancée (Rachel McAdams) and her parents. You can stay in a Junior Suite (as Owen & Rachel did) for as low as 1,500€ per day.

• Hotel Le Bristol, 112 Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, 75008

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Maxim's restaurant.

Maxim's de Paris , famous for its Belle Époque décor , is one of the places Gil and Adriana (Marion Cotillard) visit in the 1890s. We like how Woody Allen manages to give us a taste of the good life throughout the film and has chosen some of the most luscious locations in Paris.

• Maxim's, 3 Rue Royale, 75008

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Set in the garden of the Rodin Museum in the 7th Arrondissement is a great scene where the former First Lady of France (and former rock-and-roll groupie), Carla Bruni, gives a surprisingly believable portrayal as a museum curator.

• Musée Rodin, 79 rue de Varenne, 75007

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While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight. While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight. While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

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• Trivia Tom Hiddleston received a letter from Woody Allen , along with fifteen pages of the script, offering him the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald . "It was three sentences long," Hiddleston told Entertainment Weekly. "Dear Tom, I'm making a movie in Paris this summer. I attached some pages. I'd love for you to play the role of Scott." Hiddleston now has the letter framed and hanging up in his home office.
• Goofs Zelda Fitzgerald says to Gil, "You have a glazed look in your eye, stunned, stupefied, anesthetized, lobotomized..." Lobotomies were introduced in 1935.

Gil : Would you read it?

Ernest Hemingway : Your novel?

Gil : Yeah, it's about 400 pages long, and I'm just looking for an opinion.

Ernest Hemingway : My opinion is I hate it.

Gil : Well you haven't even read it yet.

Ernest Hemingway : If it's bad, I'll hate it because I hate bad writing, and if it's good, I'll be envious and hate all the more. You don't want the opinion of another writer.

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We all have memories which stay with us for the rest of our lives. One of mine is of a night when, walking back home on the Rue des Francs Bourgeois, I was attracted and bewitched by an incredible, unreal goldish light falling like a shining veil over the Place des Vosges, in the Marais. I thought that they were making a film . Coming into the square I found myself alone, surrounded by the century old private mansions illuminated by a huge gold full moon leaning against the rooftop of one of the mansions. What a surprise , what a show, what a gift !

I love walking in Paris during the night, noticing the sudden sounds breaking through, admiring the interiors of the old apartments: the ceilings decorated with wooden beams, the beautiful chandeliers, the paintings on the walls. I often imagine that I am changing epochs exactly like Gil Pender , the main character, played by Owen Wilson in Woody Allen’s movie Midnight In Paris . Around midnight, under the cover of the night, magic happens…

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The Paris tourist itinerary proposed by Midnight in Paris is really a great one. A few days ago, I watched the movie repeatedly, and I realized I had forgotten that this truly is Woody Allen’s amazing love declaration to Paris.

Midnight in Paris opens with a quick montage of stunning shots of Parisian iconic locations, also set to other Paris movies, from Last Tango in Paris to Le dernier metro . Jazz music melts everything in an irresistible tourist spot.

Midnight in Paris itinerary

But let’s start this exceptional tour around Paris. In the end, you’ll even find a dedicated map for you to arrange your own visit itinerary.

Faubourg St Honoré

The two main characters, romantic writer Gil and pretty spoiled fiancée Inez, stay at the Hôtel Le Bristol , one of Paris’s most famous palaces, right in the heart of this posh shopping street.

This palace has the largest private garden in Paris, with a stunning swimming pool overlooking Paris, a trendy spa, the famous gourmet restaurant Epicure , a brasserie, a bar, and even its own bakery. If you can afford it, stay here!

Place Vendome

We get to see luxury Place Vendome when Inez talks wedding rings with her mother as they window shop at Chopard jewelry, just one of those on the square. If you want to buy an expensive ring or necklace or spend a night at the Ritz, this is your place.

Le Grand Véfour, Paris famous restaurant

Le Grande Véfour , 17 Rue du Beaujolais, is the restaurant where Gil has his politics discussion with Inez’ dad. I’ve been there only twice, and it is an amazing restaurant, of course, but also an amazing buil ding.

Opened in 1784 as a café, it became in 1820 one of the first gastronomic cuisine restaurants of Paris, right at the entrance of the gardens of the Palais Royale .

The Tuileries

We get to see the Tuileries by night during the wine tasting held at  La Belle Étoile , the rooftop of the  Hotel le Meurice .

I recommend a daylight promenade in the garden, maybe grab a sandwich and a good book to enjoy both on one of the pretty iconic green chairs spread all around.

Musée de l’Orangerie

At the Musée de l’Orangerie is where Gil and Inez visit the exhibition dedicated to Monet.

Opened in 1852 as winter storage for the orange trees of the Tuileries garden, it was transformed into a museum in 1927, and Claude Monet installed here his Nymphéas , following a proposal by Georges Clémenceau. Monet himself paid for the museum interior design and donated his work to the Country.

Eglise Saint-Étienne du Mont

It’s on the steps at the foot of the north portal of the church of Saint-Etienne du Mont, on the side of the Abbé-Basset place, that Gil gets his lift to the Twenties.

The church combines Gothic, classical decor, and Renaissance, as the construction went on forever, between 1492 and 1626. The sculptures were not added until the nineteenth century!

The church houses the shrine of Saint Geneviève, the city’s patron saint, and the tombs of Blaise Pascal, Jean Racine, and revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat.

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Ile St Louis

The first 20’s party takes place on  Quai de Bourbon, on Ile St Louis western tip. More bourgeois and less tourist than Île de la Cité, Île Saint-Louis is one of my favorite places in Paris , where I traditionally stop for a hot chocolate cup with a river view.

Remaining almost identical for nearly four centuries, its architecture and small village atmosphere make the island an ideal place for a peaceful stroll.

Square Jean-XXIII

Square Jean-XXIII, on Ile de la Cité, is where Gil translates to Carla Bruni the memories of Adriana, discovering that Cotillard’s character is actually in love with him.

It’s a pretty corner, perfect to rest, admire the river and enjoy a book.

The Grand Duc nightclub

So, the nightclub does exist but is rue Pigalle. It’s also known as Chez Bricktop , the famous dancer and singer Ada Smith’s scene name. In the movie, it looks like it’s a walking distance from the Ile St Louis, though, near the Pantheon.

Restaurant Polidor

Le Polidor , rue Monsieur le Prince, is where Gil meets Ernest Hemingway. The bistro was also the daily canteen of Verlaine, Gide, Joyce, and even Kerouac.

I have lunch there too as it hasn’t been replaced by a launderette!

Gertrude Stein’s home

During his second night in the past, Gil visits Gertrude Stein. Arriving in Paris in 1904 to join her brother, the famous American feminist writer fell in love with the City of Light and moved there.

Her apartment was known to be one of the places where artists and intellectuals from around the world met every Saturday. It’s 27 rue de Fleurus, and she lived there with her companion Alice B. Toklas, but you can’t visit it…

Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen

It’s a great market right at Porte de Clignancourt, perfect for cheap shopping and to find weird stuff. My mum loves it but never came back with a super cool original Cole Porter record…

Musée Rodin

The  Musée Rodin  is in the Hotel Biron, where we also see the acting performance by ex-French first lady Carla Bruni, who received a simple appearance fee of 150 € a day for the scenes she shot her husband was still President.

The Hotel Biron was Rodin’s last home, and he left his artworks to the nation on condition they are exhibited here. You can visit both the garden and the house, with two different tickets, and recommend both.

Maison Deyrolle

The Surrealist wedding party takes place at Maison Deyrolle , 46 rue du Bac. This kind of attraction is really not my cup of tea, but if you have kids, they might love it.

Restaurant Paul

Paul is on Place Dauphine, and I love it! You might have noticed it also in M e before you, the romantic movie with Emilia Clarke. If you didn’t, watch it, with tissues close by and possibly wearing no make-up…

Maxim’s is a true Parisian institution. The symbol of Belle Epoque, second home to Toulouse Lautrec, and Degas, Gauguin, and other artists. It was selected as a movie set plenty of time and unfortunately badly damaged this summer during the Gilets Jaunes’ protests.

Shakespeare and Company

Well, this is a super touristy and iconic bookshop in downtown Paris. I even worked there… you can read more about it in my post dedicated to Paris’s most beautiful bookshops .

During the impossibly long Gil and Adriana night stroll, we also get to see Montmartre when they descend the rue du Chevalier de la Barre’s steps alongside  Sacre Coeur .

I already wrote about Montmartre, detailing a great walking itinerary across Paris most famous hill .

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Movie locations outside Paris

At the beginning of the movie, and then again at the end, we get to see two fabulous locations outside Paris, and I recommend them both!

Well, everybody knows  Versailles , Louis XIV chef-d’oeuvre, about 45 minutes RER rail journey from Paris . It’s worth a full day visit, to take your time and fully enjoy the beauty of the impressive gardens, the Grand and Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s lovely British village and her theatre and of course the castle interiors and the Orangerie.

If you happen to visit in the summer, check the night event schedule cause attending a performance in those gardens is an incredible experience!

Monet’s home in Giverny

The movie begins in  Monet’s Garden in Giverny, where Claude Monet actually lived till his death and where you’ll be able to recognize several details you already know from his paintings: the Japanese-style wooden bridge, the flowers, the stream…

Giverny is at 45 minutes by train from Gare Saint Lazare, stepping off at Vernon station. From there, you can get a bus operating a 15 minutes shuttle service to and from the Monet Foundation.

My last tip? Watch the movie the night before getting to Paris to fully enjoy this themed tour. And remember, Paris is always a good idea…

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This review contains spoilers. Oh, yes, it does, because I can't imagine a way to review "Midnight in Paris" without discussing the delightful fantasy at the heart of Woody Allen 's new comedy. The trailers don't give it away, but now the reviews from Cannes have appeared, and the cat is pretty much out of the bag. If you're still reading, give yourself a fair chance to guess the secret by reading through the list of character names in the credits: "Gert." Which resident of Paris does that make you think of?

This film is sort of a daydream for American lit majors. It opens with a couple on holiday in Paris with her parents. Gil ( Owen Wilson ) and Inez ( Rachel McAdams ) are officially in love, but maybe what Gil really loves is Paris in the springtime. He's a hack screenwriter from Hollywood who still harbors the dream of someday writing a good novel and joining the pantheon of American writers whose ghosts seem to linger in the very air he breathes: Fitzgerald, Hemingway and the other legends of Paris in the 1920s.

He'd like to live in Paris. Inez would like to live in an upper-class American suburb, like her parents. He evokes poetic associations with every cafe where Hemingway might once have had a Pernod, and she likes to go shopping. One night, he wanders off by himself, gets lost, sits on some church steps, and as a bell rings midnight, a big old Peugeot pulls up filled with revelers.

They invite him to join their party. They include Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Allen makes no attempt to explain this magic. None is needed. Nor do we have to decide if what happens is real or imaginary. It doesn't matter. Gil is swept along in their wake and finds himself plunged into the Jazz Age and all its legends. His novel was going to be about a man who ran a nostalgia shop, and here he is in the time and place he's most nostalgic for.

Some audience members might be especially charmed by "Midnight in Paris." They would be those familiar with Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and the artists who frequented Stein's famous salon: Picasso, Dali, Cole Porter , Man Ray, Luis Bunuel and, yes, "Tom Eliot." Allen assumes some familiarity with their generation, and some moviegoers will be mystified, because cultural literacy is not often required at the movies anymore. Others will be as charmed as I was. Zelda is playfully daffy, Scott is in love with her and doomed by his love, and Hemingway speaks always in formal sentences of great masculine portent.

Woody Allen must have had a great time writing this screenplay. Gil is of course the Woody character (there's almost always one in an Allen film), and his fantasy is an enchanted wish-fulfillment. My favorite of all the movie's time-lapse conversations may be the one Gil has with Bunuel. He gives him an idea for a film: A group of guests sit down to dinner and after the meal is over, they mysteriously find themselves unable to leave the house. "But why not?" Bunuel asks. "They just can't," Gil explains. Bunuel says it doesn't make any sense to him. If the story idea and perhaps the name Bunuel don't ring a bell, that's a scene that won't connect with you, but Allen seems aware that he's flirting with inside baseball, and tries to make the movie charming even for someone who was texting all during high school.

Owen Wilson is a key to the movie's appeal. He makes Gil so sincere, so enthusiastic, about his hero worship of the giants of the 1920s. He can't believe he's meeting these people, and they are so nice to him — although at the time, of course, they didn't yet think of themselves as legends; they ran into ambitious young writers like Gil night after night in Miss Stein's salon.

Another treasure in the film is Kathy Bates' performance. She is much as I would imagine Gertrude Stein: an American, practical, no-nonsense, possessed with a nose for talent, kind, patient. She's something like the Stein evoked by Hemingway in A Moveable Feast, his memoir of this period. She embodies the authority that made her an icon.

Then there's Adriana ( Marion Cotillard ), who has already been the mistress of Braque and Modigliani, and is now Picasso's lover, and may soon — be still, my heart! — fall in love with Gil. Compared to her previous lovers, he embodies a winsome humility, as well he might. Meanwhile, life in the present continues, with Gil's bride-to-be and future in-laws increasingly annoyed by his disappearances every night. And there's another story involving a journey even further into the past, indicating that nostalgia can change its ingredients at a movable feast.

This is Woody Allen's 41st film. He writes his films himself, and directs them with wit and grace. I consider him a treasure of the cinema. Some people take him for granted, although "Midnight in Paris" reportedly charmed even the jaded veterans of the Cannes press screenings. There is nothing to dislike about it. Either you connect with it or not. I'm wearying of movies that are for "everybody" — which means, nobody in particular. "Midnight in Paris" is for me, in particular, and that's just fine with moi.

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking

Rachel McAdams as Inez

Kathy Bates as Gert

Marion Cotillard as Adriana

Owen Wilson as Gil

Adrien Brody as Salvador

Carla Bruni as Guide

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• Woody Allen

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Midnight in Paris

• Drama , Romance

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In Theaters

• May 20, 2011
• Owen Wilson as Gil; Rachel McAdams as Inez; Kurt Fuller as John; Marion Cotillard as Adriana; Kathy Bates as Gertrude Stein; Corey Stoll as Ernest Hemingway

Home Release Date

• December 20, 2011
• Woody Allen

Distributor

• Sony Pictures Classics

Movie Review

Gil is a successful Hollywood screenwriter. Which is pretty good, right? I mean, not everyone can make a living in the movie biz. And it’s a pretty decent living at that. But … for him it’s an empty accomplishment. What he really wants is to be a successful writer. Not a Hollywood hack. And that’s what his trip to Paris in the company of his fiancée is really all about.

Sure, sure, Inez and her parents are visiting the City of Light as a vacation/shopping trip before the wedding. And that’s fine. But for Gil it’s about connecting with the soul of this ancient place. He wants to dig into the rich artistic past of the city. After all, greats like Hemingway and Fitzgerald walked these same beautiful streets. If only he could see, hear, feel the fabulous Paris that they knew. Surely that would help him fix the holes in his latest stab at a novel.

All he’s feeling when he gets there, though, is his soon-to-be-wife’s impatience with all of his creative angst. Not to mention his soon-to-be-in-laws’ disappointment over their daughter’s poor choice. (Sigh.) The whole trip feels like it’s going to be a bust.

But then, on a late-night walk down a quaint Paris street, a clock tower strikes midnight. A vintage Peugeot putters up. A gaggle of French partiers in the backseat beckon Gil to join in. And whoosh, the would-be novelist is transported back to a Paris of days gone by. A Paris of flappers, all-night parties and oh so many classic writers. It’s a Paris of the ’20s, packed to the brim with dreams—and wouldn’t you know it, it’s home to a beguiling girl, too.

Positive Elements

Gil learns that every generation tends to look longingly to the past as a “golden age.” And he realizes he should find richness in his life in the present rather than long for it in a time gone by. He also comes to understand that sacrificing a comfortable situation and working toward a risky but potentially rewarding life goal can sometimes be the wisest choice.

Spiritual Elements

It’s never explained how a magical antique car takes Gil into the past every night at midnight.

Sexual Content

In Paris of the present and past, sexual encounters are free and easy. We never see anyone sleeping around, but several characters casually talk about who’s bunking with whom. Gil’s romantic focus in the ’20s, Adriana, talks of her numerous love affairs with renowned artists, including Pablo Picasso. In the present, Inez admits to having had several nights of sex with an attractive man while Gil was off on his nightly strolls. And she expects Gil, with whom she also shares her bed, to “get over it” and let everything get back to normal.

Gil, for his part, reports, “I like really cheap sex.” Earnest Hemingway talks to him of how making “really good love” to a woman can cause him to lose his fear of death for a short while. Cole Porter’s “Let’s Fall in Love” does a little more than hint at sex with its famous “do it” lines.

Several women, including Inez, wear low-cut tops. Inez shows up one time wrapped in only a towel. (Gil pulls her down on his lap.) She and Gil kiss while lying together on their hotel bed. Gil kisses Adriana. While out walking, Gil and Adriana pass a number of prostitutes. (We see leg and garters.) Female dancers at the Folies Bergère kick up their legs to expose petticoats and bloomers. A nude statue and painting get screen time.

Violent Content

While attempting to follow Gil into the past, a private eye winds up back at the French king’s court somewhere in the 1800s and is chased by armed guards. We hear of a soldier losing his hand to a grenade.

Crude or Profane Language

A small handful of the profanity “h‑‑‑,” along with a “d‑‑n.” About a half dozen misuses of God’s and Jesus’ names.

Drug and Alcohol Content

Alcohol is linked to elevated levels of sexual desire … and decreased levels of sexual performance. Zelda Fitzgerald tells Gil, “I’ll never be a great lyric writer; my talent lies in drinking.” Gil, Inez, her parents and their friends drink at nearly every gathering. Gil is a bit upset at a wine tasting and starts slugging back the stuff two glasses at a time. In the 1920s, everybody tends to gravitate toward mixed drinks, shots and champagne. They party-hop like there’s no tomorrow.

People in both time periods smoke cigarettes. And when Gil tells Inez that he was mysteriously transported to the 1920s, she asks him, “What have you been smoking?” Gil encounters a stressed out Zelda and gives her a valium.

Other Negative Elements

Gil and his almost in-laws trade barbs about their opposing political viewpoints; he calls their conservatism insane.

Over the years, Woody Allen fans have gotten used to the writer/director’s familiar and often charming moviemaking routine of combining interesting locales and creative situations with a typically nebbish leading character who intellectually shadowboxes with his own insecurities and neuroses. Paris is the location this time. A little time-traveling sleight of hand adds romance. And a frustrated writer named Gil serves as the mollycoddle.

The resulting film is clever, relaxed and warmly nostalgic. In fact, that sense of backward yearning is what Midnight in Paris is all about. The flick joyfully takes us to the twenties for a cinematic game of “name that classic celebrity” as we walk amidst a cavalcade of literary and artistic icons. And then it gently persuades us that living our lives richly in the present is far better than longing for the past, no matter how rosy it might seem.

Unfortunately, Allen’s movie also falls victim to a bit of its own nostalgic whitewash. While it leads up to that live-for-today lesson, it freely idolizes the “anything goes” decadence of a 1920s Lost Generation—a world steeped in alcohol, drugs and casual bed hopping. The fact that so many of the era’s creative geniuses had their lives crumpled by alcoholism or addiction of one type or another never really enters into the discussion. Here it’s all just part of the rush, the experience, the fanciful fun.

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

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