Bitter Moon (1992) filming locations

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 12 min — Micheline Bouvier, known as Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner), takes a bus ride that goes through Place Saint-Michel.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 12 min — The same bus route continues along the quay, where Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) is seated among the travelers.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 13 min — A ticket inspector boards and demands the transport tickets, as the bus crosses the bridge.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 13 min — Verbally ticketed for not having a ticket, Oscar Benton (Peter Coyote) is forced to leave the bus at this stop to pay his fine.

Paris 6e, France

A major shopping artery of the 6th arrondissement connecting Montparnasse to Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It was created in 1804.

The scene : 15 min — From the sky, the rain-soaked roadway sees bus 96 moving forward while Oscar (Peter Coyote) walks up the street in search of Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner).

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 16 min — Convinced he recognizes Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) changing the display window of a shop — Le Comptoir du Pull at the time of filming —, Oscar (Peter Coyote) rushes across the street.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 17 min — Oscar (Peter Coyote) invites the young woman who was seen in the window earlier to dinner; the address was home to the sign Le Sam Kearny.

Paris 4e, France

The scene : 18 min — The meeting is set at dusk: this is where Oscar (Peter Coyote) meets Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner).

Paris 11e, France

The scene : 19 min — The couple sits down at a Thai restaurant located at this address.

Paris 4e, France

The scene : 23 min — At dawn, and again at night, the two lovers come to sit on a bench in the garden that borders the apse of Notre-Dame.

Paris 1er, France

Large French garden connecting the Louvre to the Place de la Concorde.

The scene : 28 min — Carousels and fair stalls: Oscar (Peter Coyote) and Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) take a ride on the fair set up between the paths of the garden.

Paris 1er, France

The scene : 44 min — The couple pushes the door of a sex shop on the street to do some shopping.

Paris 2e, France

The scene : 1 hr 8 min — Seated in this pub, Oscar (Peter Coyote) and Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) display a manifest boredom.

Paris 3e, France

The scene : 1 hr 39 min — Considerably drunk, Oscar (Peter Coyote) exits the establishment in the middle of the night, with a young woman hanging onto each arm.

Paris 1er, France

The scene : 1 hr 44 min — Now a paraplegic, Oscar (Peter Coyote) is driven around in a small cart piloted by Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner).

Paris 16e, France

Large park in the western suburbs of Paris, a green lung bordering the 16th arrondissement.

The scene : 1 hr 50 min — Country escapade: Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) takes Oscar (Peter Coyote) for a picnic in the grass, amidst the trees.

Paris 14e, France

The scene : 1 hr 58 min — Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner) and Oscar (Peter Coyote) unite civilly in this district town hall.

Paris 3e, France

The scene : The accident occurs at this point on the boulevard: Oscar (Peter Coyote) is struck by a vehicle as he is about to join the taxi where his two companions of the night are waiting.