The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998) filming locations

Villers-Cotterêts, France

Service station on the RN2 at the gates of Vauciennes, under the Shell sign until 2009 and then Avia. It was robbed on January 8, 2015, by the Kouachi brothers during their flight.

The scene : 37 min — On the run, the couple stops at this station on the RN2 to fill the tank of their large American car; Béatrice, hot on their heels, finds herself carrying two jerrycans.

5 place Marie-Roux (Rambouillet)

Rambouillet, France

The scene : 54 min — Now known as the Wicklow Pub, an English bar facing the pawnshop, it is here that Béatrice waits for Ginette and pours the potion into a hot chocolate, before she speeds off with the Cadillac.

Montmirail, France

Fortress of Sarthe, listed as a historical monument.

The scene : 1 hr 17 min — At about 1:17 in the film, a scene is shot in Montmirail, the Sarthe commune that bears the name of the castle of Godefroy.

Beynac-et-Cazenac, France

The fortified castle of the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in Dordogne, whose origins date back to 1200. It is listed as a historic monument.

The scene : Medieval castle serving as the backdrop for the castle of Montmirail.

Villiers-le-Bel, France

Luzarches, France

The scene : Godefroy de Montmirail and Jacquouille, just disguised as gendarmes, climb the cobblestones and are hailed by a mother of a family.

Neauphle-le-Château, France

The scene : Scene with Godefroy the Hardy (Jean Reno) in a cobblestone street.

Rambouillet, France

The scene : Scene in front of the municipal credit.

La Roche-Guyon, France

The scene : Godefroy takes a seat for the first time in a "devil's chariot," then leans his head outside, lacking air.

Magny-en-Vexin, France

The scene : Godefroy le Hardi and Jacquouille, now dressed as gendarmes, climb the cobblestones after having shouted to a teenager: "do your duty little man."

La Ferté-Milon, France

The scene : Scenes of visitors in the supermarket.

Saint-Jean-les-deux-Jumeaux, France

The scene : Out of fuel, Jacquouille and Ginette abandon the vehicle and walk up a small road, jerrycan in hand.

Saint-Hilarion, France

Neoclassical style castle built at the end of the 19th century in Saint-Hilarion, in the Yvelines, surrounded by a large park. Designed by architect René Sergent, assisted by landscape architect Achille Duchêne, it is listed as a historic monument.

The scene : Interior scenes at the Duke of Luigny’s castle (Philippe Béglia).

Mont-l'Évêque, France

Bleury-Saint-Symphorien, France

The estate is now operated as a luxury hotel.

The scene : The residence attributed to Valéry de Luigny, which Cora shares with him.

Perthes, France

The scene : Scene in the "Garage Pochard" with Jacquouille (Christian Clavier) and Béatrice (Muriel Robin).

Épinay-sur-Seine, France

The Épinay Studios are a complex of film studios located in Épinay-sur-Seine, in Seine-Saint-Denis, and are among the oldest in France. Their origins date back to 1907, when industrialist Charles Jourjon founded the company Éclair, which became the third French firm behind Pathé and Gaumont in the 1910s. The studio itself was set up in 1913 and was then acquired by Éclair in 1914. By the end of the 1920s, the German company Tobis established one of the first sound studios in France at the same address, utilizing the Tobis-Klangfilm process; these neighboring facilities were absorbed by Éclair in 1938. The site long housed film sets and significant development and post-production laboratories, with its studios being taken over by the TSF group in 2009, before the opening of the nearby Cité du cinéma reduced their activity from 2012.

The scene : Studio decor (indoor shooting).

6 rue des Vignettes (Thoiry)

Thoiry, France

The scene : As in the first film, Béatrice and Jean-Pierre Goulard's house is filmed here: the courtyard and the street serve for all the exterior scenes at their home.

Montceaux-lès-Meaux, France

Royal castle built according to the plans of Philibert Delorme, now in ruins; its remains are classified as a historical monument.

The scene : At the end of the film, the ruins of the castle serve as the backdrop for the scenes of the Revolution, where Christian Clavier appears as Napoleon.

Bry-sur-Marne, France

Bry-sur-Marne cinema and television studios, former facilities of the SFP.

The scene : The CNC file categorizes these studios among the sets of the film: part of the scenes were shot in a constructed set.

Dampierre-en-Yvelines, France

Classical Château of Yvelines designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It is protected as a historic monument, by classification and inscription.

The scene : The castle is listed among the films shot on location, although the source does not specify the scene.

Le Vésinet, France

The scene : Le Vésinet is among the filming municipalities: the local historical society noted the authorization request submitted by the production in 1997.

Épinay, France

The scene : This commune in Eure is listed among the filming locations for the film, without specifying a scene.

Bourges, France

The scene : City where Ginette comes to have the duke's jewelry appraised at the pawnshop; it notably features a scene where Béatrice is on the phone, which was cut from the final edit.

Ermenonville Castle

Ermenonville, France

The scene : The castle serves as the Montmirail of today, now a luxury hotel; it is in its park that the wedding scene is filmed.

Pierrefonds, France

The Château de Pierrefonds is an impressive fortress located in Oise, Picardy, at the heart of the commune of Pierrefonds. Built at the end of the 14th century (around 1397) for Louis d'Orléans, brother of King Charles VI, it was designed as a stronghold defending the outskirts of Paris. Dismantled by order of Richelieu after a siege in 1617, it remained in ruins for over two centuries, becoming in the 19th century a 'romantic ruin' much sought after. From 1857, Napoleon III entrusted its restoration to architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who created a very personal reinterpretation of medieval architecture, resembling more of an idealized reconstruction than faithful restoration; the construction was interrupted in 1885, leaving some facilities unfinished. Today, owned by the State and managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux, the building is a major example of neo-medieval architecture and an emblematic testimony to Viollet-le-Duc's vision.

The scene : Jacquart is promised to the stake, and Godefroy confronts Duke de Luigny in combat.

Biron, France

Biron Castle of the commune of Biron, in Dordogne. It was the seat of a barony considered one of the oldest in Périgord. The building is both classified and listed as a historical monument.

The scene : 45 km from Beynac, this castle serves as the setting for the interior scenes of the Middle Ages.

Maincy, France

Baroque castle from the 17th century built for Nicolas Fouquet by Le Vau, Le Brun, and Le Nôtre; its splendor directly inspired the construction of Versailles.

The scene : At the very end of the film, its gardens host the sequence that opens the door to a third episode.