Breathless · Filming location
Shakespeare and Company (Rue de la Bûcherie)
In the story · Michel looks for a car to steal
Michel prowls this lane opposite Notre-Dame looking for a car to steal, and the bookshop in the background, then called Le Mistral, is today's Shakespeare and Company. Step inside for the creaking upstairs library, then follow Michel's route along Rue Galande and Rue Dante.
Where to stay nearby
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More Breathless places nearby
Hôtel de Suède (15 Quai Saint-Michel)120 m away · 2 min on foot
Former Royal Saint-Germain café (Boulevard Saint-Germain)1.1 km away · 14 min on foot
Le Select1.8 km away · 24 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
210 m away · 3 min on footLinked to the storyAfter Michel's escape from the police, the first shot of Paris is Notre-Dame seen from Pont Saint-Michel.
Sainte-Chapelle
340 m away · 4 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Luxembourg Gardens
1 km away · 14 min on footGreen chairs around the pond, the Medici fountain and the Senate palace.
Where to stand for the photo
From the little square in front, centre the green shopfront and its hand-painted sign, keeping the trees on either side.
Getting there
- Address: 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
- Nearest metro: Saint-Michel (L4)
- Access
- Open shop: from 10:00 Monday to Saturday, from 12:00 on Sunday; no photos inside
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of Breathless on IMDb
- Shakespeare and Company on Wikipedia
- Official website
- bfi.org.uk
- thecinetourist.net
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Shakespeare and CompanyMidnight in Parissame place
- Shakespeare and CompanyBefore Sunsetsame place
- Rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre & Rue GalandeBefore Sunset30 m away · 1 min on foot
- Parvis Notre-Dame (Point Zero)Emily in Paris120 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Brasserie Balzar
400 m away · 5 min on footFrench brasserie€€Latin Quarter brasserie founded in 1894; Camus and Simone de Beauvoir were regulars
Bouillon Racine
460 m away · 6 min on footclassic French€€1906 Art Nouveau dining hall, restored in 1996 and listed as a historic monument
Baieta
470 m away · 6 min on footmodern European€€€Michelin listed restaurant on rue de Pontoise, open for lunch and dinner every day, downhill from the Panthéon
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