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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Visit Paris Region identifies Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel Poiccard in Godard’s Breathless, with the Champs-Élysées among its Paris settings. This is a film-role connection to the avenue; it does not imply that every part of the street was used in filming.

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Jean-Paul Belmondo
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CHAPTER 01

Michel Poiccard on the Champs-Élysées

Visit Paris Region identifies Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel Poiccard in Godard’s Breathless, with the Champs-Élysées among its Paris settings. This is a film-role connection to the avenue; it does not imply that every part of the street was used in filming.

visitparisregion.com — reference ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

01 / AREA REFERENCE

Champs-Élysées — avenue reference

Visit Paris Region identifies Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel Poiccard in Godard’s Breathless, with the Champs-Élysées among its Paris settings. This is a film-role connection to the avenue; it does not imply that every part of the street was used in filming.

visitparisregion.com — reference ↗︎

Respect current site access, ticket requirements and local restrictions. Area markers do not identify exact camera positions.

Open street map ↗︎

Map reference

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Paris ↗︎

Rooftops, café windows and the river between scenes. An invitation to wander beyond the frame.

WORLD · Movies

Breathless ↗︎

Walk the streets where ordinary movement became a new cinematic grammar.

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