Strange Birds (2017) filming locations

Monnaie, France

The scene : 1 min — Fixed shot at dawn, during the credits: the camera, placed on the bank, frames the Pont Neuf.

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 1 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah), a little lost, wanders aimlessly along the central median of the boulevard, at the number 49.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 2 min — In her first minutes in Paris, Mavie (Lolita Chammah) walks up this small street in the 5th arrondissement.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 2 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) continues her walk down the rue des Patriarches, next to the rue de l'Épée-de-Bois.

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 4 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) walks across the square at nightfall.

Paris 9e, France

Square de la place Adolphe-Max, adorned with a statue of Hector Berlioz.

The scene : 4 min — Sitting on a wall in the square, Mavie (Lolita Chammah) gazes at the statue of Hector Berlioz when a bird falls from the sky and nearly hits her.

Paris 5e, France

At the time of filming, the ground floor housed the café "Invitez-vous chez nous.".

The scene : 5 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) pushes open the door of a café where she will return several times throughout the film, until around the thirty-seventh minute.

Paris 5e, France

Steep street of the Latin Quarter, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, one of the oldest roads on the left bank.

The scene : 6 min — With a job advertisement in hand, Mavie (Lolita Chammah) walks along the street searching for the business that published it; she will pass by it again later in the film.

11 rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève (Paris 5e)

Paris 5e, France

Building whose ground floor houses the bookstore Les Éditeurs réunis.

The scene : 6 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) enters the bookstore that is looking for an employee and is hired there by Georges (Jean Sorel), its owner; the shop becomes the heart of the film, during the day and night, until the final hour.

Paris 4e, France

Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris, built between the 12th and 14th centuries, it is one of the most visited monuments in France. The architects Jean Ravy, Jehan de Chelles, Pierre de Chelles, Pierre de Montreuil, and Raymond du Temple oversaw its construction, which features elements of radiant Gothic and early Gothic art.

The scene : 11 min — In the early morning, the cathedral is silhouetted against a bridge over the Seine; it reappears a little later in the film, around the twelfth and fourteenth minute.

Paris, France

The scene : 11 min — It is from this bridge that Notre-Dame appears at dawn, then Mavie (Lolita Chammah) crosses it on foot in the early morning, before passing by again one night.

Paris 1er, France

The scene : 16 min — One night, Mavie (Lolita Chammah) crosses this other bridge over the Seine.

Paris, France

The scene : 18 min — Georges (Jean Sorel) takes Mavie (Lolita Chammah) for a drive along the quay, on the stretch that goes from number 25 to number 43.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 19 min — At the wheel, Georges drives along the quai Saint-Michel with Mavie at his side, between numbers 1 and 29.

Paris, France

Belvedere at 27 rue Piat, also known as the Belvedere of Belleville.

The scene : 20 min — Georges (Jean Sorel) and Mavie (Lolita Chammah) take a break at the viewpoint, on the heights of Belleville.

Paris, France

The scene : 20 min — In the night, Georges (Jean Sorel) and Mavie (Lolita Chammah) drive down the avenue, between numbers 60 and 34.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 26 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) walks at night to this street corner, and a bird crashes to the ground just two steps away from her.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 31 min — The passage sees Georges and Mavie escorting the man who was once his rival in love to the emergency room.

Paris, France

Grilles of the Luxembourg garden that line Rue Auguste-Comte, opposite the Lycée Montaigne.

The scene : 33 min — Georges (Jean Sorel) steps away for a moment into the night, and Mavie (Lolita Chammah), left alone, walks along the garden gates.

Saint-Cloud, France

The scene : 38 min — From the top of the belvedere, Georges (Jean Sorel) and Mavie (Lolita Chammah) look at the city spreading out at their feet.

Paris 1er, France

The scene : 38 min — The footbridge glides through the night in a slow tracking shot.

Paris 10e, France

The restaurant Le Chahut, which occupied the address during the filming, has since become L'Iconique.

The scene : 40 min — Georges (Jean Sorel) and Mavie (Lolita Chammah) are having dinner together at the restaurant.

Paris 12e, France

The scene : 42 min — Georges (Jean Sorel) and Mavie (Lolita Chammah) drive at night along the quays of the right bank.

Paris 6e, France

A large square in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, dominated by the Church of Saint-Sulpice and its Fountain of the Four Cardinal Points.

The scene : 45 min — From his window, Georges (Jean Sorel) sees Mavie (Lolita Chammah) crossing the square towards his house.

6 place Saint-Sulpice (Paris 6th)

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 50 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) arrives in front of Georges's (Jean Sorel) building, then comes out a few minutes later.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 50 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) walks along the side of the Saint-Sulpice church.

Paris 4e, France

The scene : 51 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) follows the quay at number 60, then descends to the bank.

11 Adolphe-Max Place (Paris 9th)

Paris 9e, France

The scene : 53 min — At night, Mavie (Lolita Chammah) leaves Félicia's (Virginie Ledoyen) apartment, where she is staying; another scene unfolds on her terrace.

Paris 6e, France

Cinema hall, which was named Christine 21 at the time of filming.

The scene : 53 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) treats herself to a movie session in front of an Indian film.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 55 min — Mavie (Lolita Chammah) walks down the street and then approaches Roman (Pascal Cervo) at the exit of the cinema.

Paris 6e, France

The scene : 1 hr 2 min — Sitting by the Seine, at the end of the quay, Mavie (Lolita Chammah) remains lost in her thoughts.

Paris 5e, France

The scene : 1 hr 4 min — Georges (Jean Sorel) drives through the street des Écoles.