Where They Went

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Directed by Woody Allen

On a trip to Paris with his fiancée, a Hollywood screenwriter discovers that at midnight an old car can take him back to the Paris of the 1920s and the writers and artists he idolises.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Giverny (Monet's garden)
    ≈ 00:03:00
    Inferred

    Gil and Inez visit Monet's garden.

  2. 2Present-day Paris
    Paris, France
    ≈ 00:05:00
    Stated on screen

    Gil dreams of moving to Paris; Inez prefers Malibu.

  3. 3Versailles, France
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Inferred

    A pedantic friend lectures them at Versailles.

  4. 4Steps of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
    ≈ 00:16:00
    Inferred

    At midnight a vintage Peugeot picks Gil up.

  5. 5A 1920s party
    Paris, France
    ≈ 00:18:00
    Stated on screen

    Gil finds himself at a party with Cole Porter and the Fitzgeralds.

  6. 627 rue de Fleurus (Gertrude Stein's salon)
    ≈ 00:38:00
    Inferred

    Gertrude Stein reads his novel; he meets Adriana.

  7. 7Moulin Rouge
    ≈ 01:10:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8Walking in the rain
    Pont Alexandre III
    ≈ 01:29:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
110 km
Places
7
Countries
1
Stops
8
  • Car: 86 km
  • On foot: 17 km
  • Horse: 4.4 km
  • Not shown: 2.6 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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