Le Cercle rouge (1970)

aka The Red Circle
dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

This only covers the portion of the film after the characters’ arrival in Paris.

Commissioner Mattei’s (André Bourvil) arrival in Paris – Gare de Lyon, Place Louis Armand, Paris, France.

Rue des Carmes at Boulevard Saint-Germain with the Panthéon seen in the background.

Mattei’s apartment – 47 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, France.

The office of the Inspector General – Conciergerie, 2 Boulevard du Palais, Paris, France. The view is from the Quai des Gesvres across the Pont au Change.

Corey’s (Alain Delon) apartment – 19 Avenue Paul Doumer, Paris, France.

Santi’s (François Perier) nightclub – this was filmed on a studio set.

Jansen’s (Yves Montand) house – Still searching for this location

The Vendôme column, Place Vendôme, Paris, France.

The jewelry store – Maboussin, 20 Place Vendôme, Paris, France.

The fence’s (Paul Crauchet) house – Still searching for this location

Corey and Vogel (Gian Maria Volonté) park the car before the robbery – 25 Rue Danielle Casanova, Paris, France.

Corey and Vogel on their way to the jewelry store – 27 Rue Danielle Casanova, Paris, France.

Place Vendôme, Paris, France.

Santi's son is arrested – Place du Panthéon looking toward Rue Cujas, Paris, France.

The chateau where the film’s denouement takes place – Château de Monthyon, Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France. It belonged to actor Jean-Claude Brialy who bequeathed it to the town of Meaux.

See also...

Le Samourai

Bob Le Flambeur

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

Paul (Marlon Brando) and Jeanne’s (Maria Schneider) first encounter – Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris, France.

The empty apartment where they meet – 1 Rue de l’Alboni, Paris, France.

The bar where Jeanne makes her phone calls – Kennedy Eiffel, 16 Avenue du Président Kennedy, Paris, France.

Jeanne meets her fiancé Thomas (Jean-Pierre Léaud) at the railway station – Gare Saint-Lazare, Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris, France.

The first film shoot – 11 Rue de Bagneux, Châtillon, 92320 France. It’s now the Maison des Arts de Châtillon.

Thomas sees Jeanne at the station – Bir-Hakeim Metro station, Boulevard de Grenelle, Paris, France.

The second film shoot – Canal Saint-Martin at Pont de la Grange aux Belles, Paris, France

The film shoot in the rain – Rue de Cossonerie, Paris, France. The building seen at the end of the street is the old Les Halles market that was demolished in the early 1970s and replaced with an underground modern shopping complex, the Forum des Halles.

Paul refuses to let a prostitute and her client into his hotel – 1 Rue de Budapest, Paris, France.

Paul follows the prostitute’s client – Rue du Départ, Paris, France. The construction site on the right is the future Galeries Lafayette store.

Paul confronts the reluctant client – Passage d’Odessa off Rue du Départ, Paris, France. The passage doesn’t exist anymore.

Paul and Jeanne disrupt the tango competition – Salle Wagram, 39 Avenue de Wagram, Paris, France.

Paul chases Jeanne – Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France.

The chase continues – Place Henry de Montherlant, Paris, France.

Paul arguing with Jeanne – Musée d'Orsay, 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, Paris, France.

Paul continues chasing Jeanne – Rue Bréa at Rue Vavin, Paris, France. Topographically, the foot chase doesn’t make much sense since the Champs-Élysées, Musée d'Orsay and Montparnasse are miles apart.

Jeanne’s apartment building – 26 Rue Vavin, Paris, France.

See also...

The Dreamers

Bitter Moon