How I Killed My Father (2001) filming locations

Versailles, France

The scene : 3 min — From the very first minutes, Jean-Luc (Charles Berling) and his brother Patrick (Stéphane Guillon) leave the street they have just ascended and drive the car into this perpendicular lane.

Paris 7e, France

The scene : 21 min — Upon leaving the restaurant Le Basilic, Maurice (Michel Bouquet) refuses to be accompanied: he insists on going home alone, on foot, to enjoy the warmth of the evening.

Paris 7e, France

The scene : 22 min — Dinner finished, Maurice (Michel Bouquet) walks onto the sidewalk. Remaining in the car, his two sons watch, with a hint of irony, as their father's silhouette disappears into the night.

Versailles, France

Rue de Versailles running alongside the former royal stables, near the castle.

The scene : 29 min — Carried by a melancholic theme, Maurice (Michel Bouquet) walks alone up this street lined with imposing façades, with a surprisingly lively step for his age.

Versailles, France

The scene : 29 min — The same escape continues a few seconds later: Maurice (Michel Bouquet) continues his walk and gradually disappears along the large buildings.

Versailles, France

The scene : 40 min — Night falls, Jean-Luc (Charles Berling) stops by the roadside next to a prostitute (Marie Micla) sitting on the hood of his car, then drives away with her.

Garancières, France

The scene : 42 min — This property and its pool serve as the family home in the film; the pool sequence was filmed here.

Versailles, France

The scene : 43 min — Isa (Natacha Régnier) gets out of the car to enter a shop. Remaining in the vehicle, Maurice (Michel Bouquet) and Patrick (Stéphane Guillon) take advantage of this brief moment to talk among themselves.

Senlis, France

The scene : 57 min — Maurice (Michel Bouquet) and Isa (Natacha Régnier) walk slowly, silently, down this alley illuminated only by a streetlamp that tears it from darkness.

Senlis, France

The scene : 57 min — The nighttime stroll continues under the galleries of the cloister, which Maurice (Michel Bouquet) and Isa (Natacha Régnier) walk through without exchanging a word.

Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, France

The scene : 1 hr 15 min — A night reception ends in front of the grand estate. Patrick (Stéphane Guillon), serving as his brother's chauffeur, waits at the wheel to take Jean-Luc (Charles Berling) and Isa (Natacha Régnier) back.

Chantilly, France

Domain and castle of Chantilly, located in Oise, which houses the Condé museum. Built in several phases, from the late 14th century to the 1880s, it is protected as a historical monument, by classification and registration.

The scene : 1 hr 19 min — Maurice (Michel Bouquet) and Isa (Natacha Régnier) walk while chatting through the painting rooms of the Condé Museum. A minute later, Isa rushes down the outdoor staircase and escapes under the monumental porch.