Femme Fatale (2002)

dir. Brian De Palma

Many thanks to Lois for taking additional pictures for me.

Laura (Rebecca Romijn) participates in a diamond heist at the Cannes Film Festival – Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Nicolas Bardo's (Antonio Banderas) apartment – 11 Rue d'Eupatoria, Paris, France.

The church – Notre Dame de la Croix, 3 Place de Ménilmontant, Paris, France.

Laura goes to a hotel – Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel, BP 35051 Tremblay en France, Tremblay en France, Roissy, France.

The American embassy – 7 Rond-Point des Champs Elysées, Paris, France. The real embassy is located at Rue Gabriel.

The embassy chief of security (Greg Henry) calls Nicolas – Place François 1er, Paris, France.

The café "Le Paradis" – 5 Rue Julien Lacroix, Paris, France. This is actually a bakery.

Laura’s accomplice Veronica (Rie Rasmussen) walks into an ambush – 40 Rue Étienne Dolet, Paris, France.

A truck is coming from around the corner – Rue Étienne Dolet at Rue Julien Lacroix, Paris, France.

Laura goes to buy a gun – 50 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France.

Nicolas watching Laura from across the street – 33b Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France.

Nicolas is arrested by the police – 43 Rue des Marmonites, Paris, France.

Laura and Nicolas waiting for the American ambassador (Peter Coyote) to deliver the ransom – Passerelle Debilly, Paris, France.

Lily’s house – Still searching for this location

The finale – Rue Julien Lacroix at Rue Étienne Dolet, Paris, France.

See also...

Final Analysis

Basic Instinct

Bitter Moon (1992)

French title: Lunes de fiel
dir. Roman Polanski

Oscar (Peter Coyote) gets off the bus after handing over his ticket to Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) – 108 Rue de Rennes, Paris, France.

Oscar mistakes a shopgirl for Mimi – 102 Rue de Rennes, Paris, France.

Oscar has a date with Mimi after her dance class – Centre de danse du Marais, 41 Rue du Temple, Paris, France.

The Thai restaurant – 116 Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France.

Oscar and Mimi playing hopscotch in the street – Rue des Blancs Manteaux at Rue Pecquay, Paris, France.

Oscar and Mimi sitting on a bench – Square Jean-XXIII, Paris, France. It’s located behind the Notre Dame cathedral.

The shooting gallery and merry-go-round – Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.

The sex shop – 96 Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The shop has since closed.

Oscar thinking about other women – 116 Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France. It’s the same location that was used earlier for the Thai restaurant.

Oscar looking at a sex ad – 139 Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France. It’s right across the street from the restaurant.

The Ferris wheel – Place de la Concorde, Paris, France.

Oscar tells Mimi that their romance has turned sour – Square Jean-XXIII, Paris, France.

The airport – Charles de Gaulle Airport, 95700 Roissy-en-France, France

Oscar picks up a woman – 42 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France.

Oscar leaving a nightclub with two girls – 7 Rue du Bourg l'Abbé, Paris, France. The club has been closed and there’s some construction going on around the building. Polanski earlier used this location in Frantic.

Oscar is hit by a car – 62 Boulevard de Sébastopol, Paris, France.

Mimi pushing Oscar in a wheelchair – Pont des Arts looking toward the Louvre, Paris, France.

Mimi and Oscar in a park – Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France

See also...

Last Tango in Paris

Closer