
Breathless · Filming location
Avenue George-V
In the story · The travel agency and the escape down the métro stairs
Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo), wanted by the police, comes to this avenue off the Champs-Élysées to a travel agency, trying to collect the money a friend owes him. Later, with two detectives on his heels, he shakes them off by running down the stairs of George V métro station.
Where to stay nearby
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More Breathless places nearby
Christian Dior (30 Avenue Montaigne)390 m away · 5 min on foot
Champs-Élysées (Belmondo walking shot)530 m away · 7 min on foot
New York Herald Tribune (21 Rue de Berri)590 m away · 8 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Where to stand for the photo
Stand at the George V métro entrance on the Champs-Élysées and shoot down the stairs, with the avenue and the Arc de Triomphe direction behind you for context.
Getting there
- Address: Avenue George V, 75008 Paris
- Nearest metro: George V (L1)
- Access
- Public streets, open at all times. The travel agency is gone.
Public sources (2)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Crazy Horse ParisEmily in Paris210 m away · 3 min on foot
- Hôtel Plaza AthénéeEmily in Paris310 m away · 4 min on foot
- Ladurée Champs-ÉlyséesEmily in Paris380 m away · 5 min on foot
- Place des États-Unis, Wombosi's mansion (Maison Baccarat)The Bourne Identity540 m away · 7 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Ladurée Champs-Élysées
380 m away · 5 min on footpâtisserie & tea room€€€Ladurée's largest Paris house, reopened in 2024 with a dessert bar; an Emily in Paris location
L'Alsace
400 m away · 5 min on footFrench brasserie€€Alsatian brasserie on the Champs-Élysées since 1968, open late every day of the week
Flora Danica
570 m away · 8 min on footDanish€€Danish brasserie in the Maison du Danemark, with a courtyard garden terrace
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story