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La Femme Nikita (1990)
Where La Femme Nikita says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A street criminal becomes a secret agent, and her prison and training rooms were one factory set in Pantin.
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Scenes and places
The pharmacy robbery
Nikita, a drug addict, joins a pharmacy robbery that turns into a gunfight, and her accomplices are killed. In withdrawal, she kills a police officer.
Set in A pharmacy owned by a friend's parents — The pharmacy where the robbery turns into a gunfight with police.
Filmed at Former Seita factory, Pantin (studio set) — The set for this scene was built inside the former Seita factory in Pantin (city-level point). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Prison and the fake death
Nikita is sentenced to life. In prison, officials fake her suicide and take her away.
Set in Prison — The prison where Nikita serves her life sentence.
Filmed at Former Seita factory, Pantin (studio set) — Prison scenes were shot on a set in the same factory (city-level point). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Waking up at the Centre
Nikita wakes in a bare room where Bob offers a choice between becoming an assassin and her own fake grave. She chooses to train, with Amande turning her into a femme fatale.
Set in The Centre — The nondescript room and training rooms of the secret agency.
Filmed at Former Seita factory, Pantin (studio set) — Nikita's room at the Centre was built in the same factory set (city-level point). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The birthday dinner test
Her first mission is to kill a foreign diplomat in a crowded restaurant and escape his bodyguards. It doubles as the final test of her training.
Set in A crowded restaurant — The crowded restaurant where her first mission doubles as the final test.
Filmed at Le Train Bleu, Gare de Lyon, Paris — The restaurant hall was filmed here over three nights; the kitchen was a set in Pantin. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Marie and Marco
As Marie, Nikita meets a supermarket cashier named Marco and falls in love, but he knows nothing of her work. She invites Bob to dinner as "Uncle Bob".
Set in Paris — The city where Nikita lives as a sleeper agent named Marie.
The trip to Venice
Bob gives the couple tickets for a trip to Venice, purportedly as an engagement gift. Nikita and Marco go.
Set in Venice — The Italian city where the couple go on a gift trip. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Near Ponte dei Conzafelzi, Venice — Filming took place near this bridge in Venice. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The phone rings in the hotel room
As they prepare to have sex, the phone rings with instructions for her next job. She pretends to take a bath while Marco tries to talk to her through the door.
Set in A Venice hotel room — The hotel room perfectly placed for a shot at her target. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Venice (hotel not identified) — Filming in Venice is documented, but no source names the hotel (city-level point). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The embassy job
Her career goes well until a document-theft mission in an embassy goes awry, and the Centre sends in Victor "The Cleaner".
Set in A foreign embassy — The embassy where a document-theft mission goes awry.
Filmed at Quai de la Gare, Paris 13e — Paris scene (not identified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Rue Louis-Codet, Paris 7e — Paris scene (not identified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hôtel Saint-James, 43 Avenue Bugeaud, Paris 16e — Hotel scene (single database source) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Rue de la République, Puteaux — Suburban scene (not identified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Nikita — A drug addict sentenced to life, then recruited by a secret agency as an assassin.
- Marco — A supermarket cashier who becomes her partner and knows nothing of her work.
- Bob — The agency handler who offers her the choice and sends her on missions.