It is also the highest grossing French film ever in the U.S.! If you want a virtual tour of Paris then this is your movie, as it was filmed in 80 different locations around the City of Light. This quirky movie is about a lonely young woman who tries to bring happiness to others. French Prime Minister Alain Juppé thought it so important that he commissioned a special screening for his cabinet, which ministers were required to attend. Not an easy film to watch, but an important one and as relevant today as when it was released. The film follows the lives of three young men in the aftermath of a riot, which exploded after the police beat a crime suspect. This is not your typical Paris movie, as it shows us a part of the city that few of us ever see-the banlieues where many poor immigrants live. Arguably director Louis Malle’s finest work, the storyline is odd but the scenes around Paris are wonderful.Ī thriller starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, Charade has been called “the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made.” Unusually for its day, the film was shot in Paris and there are wonderful scenes all over the city, especially the dramatic one near the end of the film, among the colonnades at the Palais Royal.

Zazie dans le Métro / Zazie in the Metro (1960)Ī zany and sometimes surrealistic film, it follows the adventures of 9-year-old Zazie as she visits Paris for the first time. Le Ballon Rouge won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, despite being only 35 minutes long. As it does, we see lovely Parisian street scenes, especially in the Montmartre neighborhood. This short and charming film is about a balloon that follows a young boy around Paris, causing mischief along the way. Le Ballon Rouge: Wikipedia © Films Montsouris

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