Maps of Movies
Three Colours: Blue (1993)
Where Three Colours: Blue says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Paris street and the public pool where Julie tried to drown out the music; the rest of her story has no documented location
View on the map
Scenes and places
The hospital bed
Julie wakes in hospital after the car crash that killed her husband and daughter. She tries to end her life with pills but cannot swallow them.
Set in Hospital — Julie recovers from the accident and attempts to take an overdose.
A hospital room; no filming location is documented in the sources consulted.
Emptying the family home
Julie destroys what remains of her husband's work and empties the house. She puts it up for sale without telling anyone.
Set in The family home — Julie clears out the house and puts it on the market.
The family's country house; its real location is not documented in the sources consulted.
The new apartment near Rue Mouffetard
Julie moves into an anonymous Paris apartment, keeping only a blue bead mobile. She wants to live alone, but neighbours and her past keep reaching her.
Set in Apartment near Rue Mouffetard, Paris — Julie's new home in Paris, near Rue Mouffetard. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Rue Mouffetard is an old market street in Paris's 5th arrondissement.
Filmed at Rue Mouffetard, Paris — Rue Mouffetard was chosen as the key outdoor location of the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
Her mother, who no longer knows her
Julie visits her mother, whose dementia means she no longer recognises her daughter. Julie's old life offers no comfort.
Set in Mother's care home — Julie's mother has dementia and does not recognise her.
A care home; its real location is not documented in the sources consulted.
The blue swimming pool
Julie swims in a pool, immersing herself to drown out the music that keeps returning. It does not stop.
Set in Swimming pool, Paris — Julie swims in a blue-lit pool. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Piscine Pontoise in the 5th arrondissement is a Paris public pool.
Filmed at Piscine Pontoise, 19 rue de Pontoise, Paris — The public pool served as a filming location for Three Colours: Blue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
The club in Pigalle
Julie comforts Lucille at the club where she works. On a television there, she sees Olivier announcing he will finish her husband's unfinished piece.
Set in Club in Pigalle, Paris — Lucille works at a Pigalle club; Julie sees Olivier on television there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Pigalle is a Paris district known for its nightlife.
The courtroom
Julie tracks down Sandrine, her husband's mistress, and follows her into a courtroom. There she passes a divorce hearing for Karol, the hero of White.
Set in Courtroom — Julie follows the lawyer Sandrine into a courtroom where Karol's divorce is heard.
A French courtroom; its real location is not documented in the sources consulted.
Characters
- Julie — A composer's widow who loses her husband and daughter in a car accident and tries to live anonymously in Paris.
- Lucille — An exotic dancer at a Pigalle club who befriends Julie.
- Sandrine — A lawyer who was Patrice's mistress.