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Last Tango in Paris (1972)

Where Last Tango in Paris says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Paul and Jeanne's secret apartment is shown as 'rue Jules Verne', but it is a different street on the other side of Paris

Scenes and places

The metro viaduct where it opens (1972)

On a winter morning under an elevated metro, Jeanne overtakes a tired-looking man named Paul. Both are heading to see the same apartment to rent, and neither knows the other.

Set in Street under the elevated metro, on the way to the apartment — Jeanne walks under the elevated metro on a winter morning and passes a tired-looking American, Paul, on her way to see an apartment. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A steel viaduct carries Metro line 6 across the Seine beside a stone-arched bridge.

Filmed at Pont de Bir-Hakeim and viaduct (Passy · Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris, France) — The opening scene is shot on the Bir-Hakeim bridge in Passy, per the French Wikipedia article. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The apartment on 'rue Jules Verne' (1972)

Jeanne pulls open the shutters and finds Paul in a corner. With no names and no small talk, they begin a relationship there. Paul then rents the place for himself.

Set in The rented apartment on 'rue Jules Verne' — The empty apartment where Paul and Jeanne begin an anonymous relationship, presented in the film as being on rue Jules Verne.

The street shown as 'rue Jules Verne' is a stand-in; the real rue Jules Verne is on the other side of Paris, in the 11th.

Filmed at 1 rue Marietta-Alboni (exterior) (Passy · Rue Marietta-Alboni, Paris, France) — Exterior of the apartment building; the film presents the street as rue Jules Verne. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The proposal on the canal (1972)

Tom, a young television director filming Jeanne for a 16 mm project, proposes to her by the canal. Jeanne's other life, apart from Paul, keeps going.

Set in Canal Saint-Martin — Tom proposes to Jeanne beside the canal. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A canal with iron footbridges and locks, running through eastern Paris.

Filmed at Canal Saint-Martin (10th arrondissement · Canal Saint-Martin, Paris, France) — The French Wikipedia canal article names the film among its screen appearances; the exact stretch is not given and the coordinate is the canal's midpoint. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The tango contest dance hall (1972)

After Jeanne breaks it off, Paul talks her into a ballroom where a stiff tango contest is on. He tells her he loves her and gets her to drink. Together they parody the dancers.

Set in The 'Last Tango' dance hall — A ballroom where a stiff tango contest takes place and Paul and Jeanne dance on the floor.

A large Paris dance hall where the contest takes place.

Filmed at Salle Wagram (probable) (17th arrondissement · Salle Wagram, Paris, France) — The French Wikipedia film article lists Salle Wagram among the Paris filming locations but does not say which scene; the match to the tango hall is an inference from the plot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Jeanne's building in Montparnasse (1972)

Jeanne runs from the dance hall and Paul chases her through Paris all the way to her building. He forces his way into the flat where she lives with her mother and demands to know her name.

Set in Jeanne's building in Montparnasse — The building in Montparnasse where Jeanne lives with her mother. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A corner of Montparnasse, near the Vavin crossroads.

Filmed at 26 rue Vavin (Montparnasse · Rue Vavin, Paris, France) — The French Wikipedia street article says the film's final scenes were shot in front of and at no. 26. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at 4 rue de Stockholm (8th arrondissement, Paris, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at 32 rue Brey (staircase) (17th arrondissement, Paris, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rue de la Cossonnerie, Les Halles (1st arrondissement · Les Halles, Paris, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Gare de Lyon, place Louis-Armand (12th arrondissement, Paris, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Gare d'Orsay (7th arrondissement, Paris, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Gare Montparnasse (14th arrondissement, Paris, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Cimetière des Chiens, Asnières-sur-Seine (Asnières-sur-Seine, France) — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Paul — A middle-aged American in Paris, grieving the suicide of his wife Rosa, who rents an apartment for an anonymous affair.
• Jeanne — A young, engaged Parisian woman who meets Paul at an apartment they both want to rent.
• Tom — Jeanne's fiancé, a young television director who films her for a project.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the apartment from Last Tango in Paris really?
• Which Paris places does Jeanne cross in Last Tango in Paris?