Maps of Movies

Stolen Kisses (1968)

Where Stolen Kisses says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A night clerk's job in Montmartre, a shoe store, a borrowed flat: where Truffaut's Paris was filmed in 1968, and which places he never named.

Scenes and places

The locked gates of the Cinémathèque (1968)

The camera pans onto the locked gates of the Cinémathèque with a 'Closed' sign hanging on them. It is Truffaut's reference to the Langlois affair, when the head of the Cinémathèque was fired by the government.

Set in Cinémathèque Française at the Palais de Chaillot — The film opens on the locked gates with a 'Closed' sign. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Palais de Chaillot housed the Cinémathèque Française at the time of the film.

Christine's parents' house (1968)

Antoine arrives at Christine's house, but she is away skiing. Her parents entertain him and, learning he needs work, help him get a job.

Set in Christine's parents' house — Antoine turns up while Christine is away skiing.

The film gives no address for the house and no filming location is recorded.

Hôtel Alsina (1968)

Antoine becomes the night clerk and spends the shift reading. Christine visits him there, and the two seem to hit it off after so long apart.

Set in Hôtel Alsina — Antoine works as the hotel's night clerk, reading novels at the desk. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A hotel on Avenue Junot, on the Montmartre hill in the 18th arrondissement.

Filmed at Hôtel Alsina, 39 avenue Junot — French Wikipedia says the hotel seen on screen is at 39 avenue Junot. The coordinate is the avenue's representative point, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tabard's shoe store (1968)

Posing as a stock boy, the clumsy Antoine works in the shoe store to find out why nobody likes its owner. He soon falls for the owner's wife, Fabienne.

Set in Tabard's shoe store — Antoine poses as a stock boy to find out why no one likes the owner.

French Wikipedia says only that the scenes were shot in a shop in Paris; the address is not recorded.

The Tabards' apartment (1968)

Antoine is drawn to Fabienne Tabard, who willingly seduces him. Smitten, he breaks up with Christine, telling her he has never 'admired' her.

Set in The Tabards' apartment — Antoine and Fabienne Tabard's scenes take place in the couple's flat. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Left Bank stretch near the Invalides, in the 7th arrondissement.

Filmed at Apartment of Michael Lonsdale, facing Avenue de Lowendal — French Wikipedia says these scenes were shot in the flat of actor Michael Lonsdale, facing Avenue de Lowendal and Place Denys-Cochin. The coordinate is the avenue, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The broken TV (1968)

Christine deliberately disables her TV and calls Antoine's company for repairs while her parents are away. The company sends Antoine, who fiddles for hours with a set that is only missing a tube.

Set in Christine's family home — Antoine tries for hours to fix a TV that is only missing a tube.

No filming location is recorded for these scenes.

The bench on Avenue de Breteuil (1968)

Newly engaged, Antoine and Christine stroll in a park and sit on a bench.

Set in Park bench, Avenue de Breteuil — The newly engaged couple stroll and sit together. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A tree-lined avenue running toward the Invalides in the 7th arrondissement.

Filmed at Avenue de Breteuil, between Place Vauban and Rue d'Estrées — French Wikipedia places the bench scene on Avenue de Breteuil between Place Vauban and Rue d'Estrées. The coordinate is the Place Vauban end of that stretch. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Antoine Doinel — A young man just discharged from the army, writing to his sweetheart and drifting through jobs.
• Christine Darbon — A violinist who never wrote back to Antoine during his military service.
• Fabienne Tabard — The wife of the shoe-store owner who willingly seduces Antoine.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the hotel from Stolen Kisses?
• Whose flat was the Tabards' apartment in Stolen Kisses?
• Where is the bench scene of Stolen Kisses?