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The Valet (French: La Doublure, lit. 'The Stand-In') is a 2006 French-language comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber and starring Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film is about a parking valet who is enlisted to pretend to be the lover of a famous fashion model in order to deflect attention ...
May 20, 2022 · ‘The Valet’ was filmed in the southern state of Georgia, specifically in Atlanta. Principal photography commenced in March 2021, coming under wrap by early July of the same year. Mateo Londono joined the board as the director of photography.
The Valet: Directed by Francis Veber. With Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas. A porter and a top-model have to pretend to be a couple in order to salvage a CEO's marriage.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Francis Veber
- 2007-06-01
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim
- Eiffel Tower
- Pont Alexandre III
- Place de La Concorde
- Jardin Des Tuileries
- Ritz Paris
- Café Le Nemours
- The Louvre
- Pont Des Arts
- Pont Neuf
Originally known as the Pont de Passy when it was built in the early 1900s, the Pont de Bir-Hakeim was renamed after a Second World War battle in the Libyan desert. It’s built on two levels, with cars and pedestrians at the bottom and Métro trains on a viaduct above. And if you walk out to the middle you get a great view of the Eiffel Tower. On scr...
The ultimate Parisian icon, the 330-metre-tall, wrought-iron Eiffel Tower* was built for the 1889 World’s Fair. Despite the locals not being all that impressed with it initially, the tower has become an integral part of the Parisian skyline. It’s also one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions, with over 300 million visitors since it first opene...
The extravagant Alexandre III bridge was built in 1896 as a symbol of peace between France and Russia. It connects the Champs Elysées with the Invalides and is decorated in gloriously over-the-top style with four statues of giant golden flying horses as well as nymphs, cherubs and sea creatures, lit by ornate Art Nouveau lamps. Anastasia, the possi...
The Place de la Concorde is Paris’ largest square, stretching over almost 19 acres. During the French Revolution it was where Marie-Antoinette, Louis XVI and many others were publicly executed by guillotine. But after an 1830s redesign it’s now a big open space (albeit filled with crazy traffic) decorated with fountains and an Egyptian obelisk. In ...
The Tuileries Palace and Gardens were built in the 16th century and take their name from the tile (tuile) factories there before. The palace was the French monarch’s residence until it was burnt down in 1871, and its formal gardens were later made into a public park. In The Bourne Identity (2002), the Tuileries is where Marie gives Jason Bourne the...
At 15 Place Vendôme, the Ritz Paris* is one of the city’s most luxurious and expensive hotels, with a night in their Suite Imperiale costing a huge $20,000. Coco Chanel lived in the hotel for 34 years and other past guests include Ernest Hemingway, Edward VIII and the Princess of Wales, who died in a car accident after dinner at the hotel. Art hist...
With its elegant Roman columns, striped umbrellas and wicker chairs, the Café Le Nemoursis your quintessential Parisian café. It’s tucked away behind the Louvre on Place Collette, close to the Palais Royal Gardens and in a prime spot for people-watching. Enjoy a coffee on the terrace in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie, who shot the opening scenes f...
As well as being one of the world’s biggest and best-known art museums, the Louvre* is a popular Paris film location. The main building, the Louvre Palace, was built in the late 12th century and became a museum after the French Revolution. Today there are over 35,000 works of art on display, including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. But are the re...
The Pont des Arts was Paris’ first metal bridge when it was built in 1802 – though the one you see today is an 1980s copy after the original was damaged. It’s a popular spot for artists to set up their easels, and is where the ‘love locks’ trend started, with couples attaching padlocks to the bridge’s railings then throwing the key into the Seine. ...
Despite its name, the ‘new bridge’ is actually Paris’ oldest bridge. It was built in 1578 for Henry III and has two different sections, connecting the Île de la Cité to the Left and Right Banks. In the middle there’s a triangle-shaped park that’s a popular spot to bring a picnic and a bottle of wine and sit watching the boats go by on a summer even...
- The Louvre. Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris. The Louvre is featured twice in the Davinci Code, first when the curator is found murdered inside the museum, then at the end.
- Palais -Royal. 204 rue Saint-Honoré, Place du Palais-Royal. Located directly across from the Louvre is the Palais-Royal, the former royal palace. In the Da Vinci Code, Robert Langdon walks through the historic palace, searching for the end of the rose line.
- La boutique Chanel. 31 rue Cambon, 75001 Paris. The end of the film takes place in Chanel‘s historic flagship store located at 31 rue Cambon. We see Coco sitting on the famous Art Deco staircase of her store adorned with mirrors.
- Ritz Hotel. 15 place Vendôme, 75001 Paris. Although Coco had her own apartment above her flagship Chanel store on Cambon Street, her real home was the Ritz hotel, located less than a 10-minute walk from her store.
The Valet Synopsis Caught on camera by a paparazzi with his mistress Eléna, a stunning top model, millionaire Pierre Levasseur attempts to avoid a messy divorce by inventing an outrageous lie.
Aug 22, 2020 · Paris has been host to some of the most iconic films from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: its whimsical cobbled streets and historical landmarks providing the set for thrillers, rom-coms and comedies celebrated worldwide.
