The Passenger (1975)

Italian title: Professione: reporter
dir. Michelangelo Antonioni

The film starts in Algeria (which doubled for Chad) and ends in Vera, Spain (which doubled for Osuna.) So far this post only covers the London, Munich and Barcelona locations for the film.

David Locke (Jack Nicholson) is back in London with his new identity - Brunswick Shopping Centre, Bernard Street, London, WC1

Locke sees the Girl (Maria Schneider) for the first time - Brunswick Shopping Centre, Bernard Street, London WC1. The main staircase has been demolished and replaced with resident-only elevators.

Locke's home - 4 Lansdowne Crescent, London, W11

Locke watching his house from across the street - St. John's Church, Lansdowne Crescent, London, W11

Locke arrives in Munich – Munich-Riem Airport, Trudering-Riem, Germany. It was closed down in 1992 when the new Munich Airport commenced operations. The Munich-Riem Airport also appeared in Dario Argento's Suspiria.

Locke driving to a meeting with Robertson's clients – Hompeschstraße looking at Möhlstraße, Munich, Germany.

Möhlstraße, Munich, Germany.

Neuberghauser Straße, Munich, Germany.

Locke meets with the African rebel leader in a church – Sankt Georg Kirche, Bogenhauser Kirchplatz 1, Munich, Germany. The church cemetery is the burial place of some local notables, including the filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

The African dictator's henchmen are out to get the rebel leader – Theatinerstraße near Odeonsplatz, Munich, Germany.

They are entering Theatinerhof.

The henchmen kidnap the rebel leader – Café Arzmiller, Theatinerhof, Munich, Germany

Upon his arrival in Barcelona, Locke rides the Telefèric del Port or "Port Cable Car" that offers breathtaking panoramic views of the city.

Locke goes on a blind date following the address he found in the dead man's notebook - L'Umbracle, located in the Parc de la Ciutadella, Passeig Picasso, Barcelona, Spain.

Locke exits his Barcelona hotel - Hotel Oriente, La Rambla, 45, Barcelona, Spain

Locke wanders into the Palau Güell built by the great Antoni Gaudi - Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 3, Barcelona, Spain.

Trying to reconnect with the Girl, Locke comes to another Gaudi landmark - Casa Milà, Passeig de Gràcia 92, Barcelona, Spain.

Locke's wife (Jenny Runacre) visits an African embassy - 14 Wetherby Place, London SW7

See also...

Mr. Arkadin

The Conformist

L’Auberge espagnole (2002)

AKA Pot Luck; The Spanish Apartment
dir. Cédric Klapisch

Xavier (Romain Duris) goes to see Mr. Perrin – Le Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l’Industrie, 139 rue de Bercy, Paris, France. It’s now called Le Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances.

Xavier’s apartment building – Still searching for this location

Xavier goes to enroll in the Erasmus Programme – Batiment G (Langues), Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, 200 Avenue de la République, Nanterre, France

Upon his arrival in Barcelona, Xavier gets off the airport express – Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier talking about unfamiliar places and streets that would soon become familiar – Via Laietana, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier crossing the square – Plaça Reial, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier searching for the home of the Miralpeix family, where he was initially supposed to stay - Carrer Escudellers Blancs, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier meets with Anne-Sophie (Judith Godrèche) - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier writing to his Parisian girlfriend Martine (Audrey Tautou) – Platja de la Barceloneta, Barcelona, Spain

A view from the apartment that Xavier shares with other Erasmus students - Still searching for this location

Isabelle (Cécile de France) complains about teaching being in Catalan – University of Barcelona, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier takes Anne-Sophie to see the Sagrada Familia, Plaça de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain

The bar where Xavier hangs out – Iposa, 14 Carrer Floristes de la Rambla, Barcelona, Spain

Anne-Sophie complains about Barcelona being "such a dirty city" - The area has been redeveloped and the new Barcelona University building stands in its place. The second screenshot shows them walking down Carrer Montalegre toward the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA).

Xavier takes a cable-car ride with Anne-Sophie - Telefèric del Port, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier’s date with Anne-Sophie which begins their affair - Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain

Wendy (Kelly Reilly) with her American boyfriend – Rambla del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier goes to see Anne-Sophie’s husband for a medical check-up – Hospital del Mar, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 25, Barcelona, Spain. The same hospital was also featured in Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999).

Xavier gets a phone call about Wendy’s English boyfriend coming to visit – Carrer de les Caputxes, Barcelona, Spain

The apartment’s balcony - Still searching for this location

Back in Paris, Xavier meets with Martine, and he feels it might be their last time together – Au soleil de la butte, 32 Rue Muller, Paris, France. The same café was used in the 1995 remake of Sabrina.

Xavier and Martine kiss on "the tiniest sidewalk in Paris" – Rue d’Orchampt, Paris, France

Xavier goes to "the neighborhood that the Parisians never visit" – Rue Maurice Utrillo, Montmartre, Paris, France

Xavier wandering through Montmartre – Place du Tertre, Paris, France

2 Rue des Saules, Paris, France

See also...

Barcelona

Before Sunrise