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Having never been to Paris...

posted 13 years ago by chris109
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When the exterior shots are filmed in Paris, why are there leaves on the ground when it is the beginning of May?

[–] DryToast 13 years ago

Filming Dates
October 1962 - January 1963

"There are only two perversions: hockey on grass and ballet on ice."

[–] chris109 13 years ago

Understood. But shouldn't it be listed under 'goofs' or 'trivia'?

I'm not sure why you think it's the beginning of May. At the beginning of the film, Inspector Grandpierre looks into his drawer with some notes about Charles Lampert's murder; the date on the form beside his Swiss passport is "5/11/63" which in Europe would be "November 5, 1963".

[–] chris109 12 years ago

Watched the movie again. I saw the list to which you are referring. The number at the bottom of the paper does look like an 11. However, at the top, it seems to be a 4. And there is even a close-up of the paper later on in the movie. It is definitely a 4.

[–] MoovieGoyl 12 years ago

Ah, you're right. In the closeup of the list at the EURESCO office the date is written 5/4/63. I guess it's just a goof.

[–] jrgius (1) 2 years ago

It's not a goof, May 4th was Audrey Hepburn's real birthday, director Stanley Donen did that as an homage to Hepburn. The date reads 5/4/63.

[–] amochipper 12 years ago

So if not November than it would be April. But I guess when they were filming over winter they weren't gonna clear up all the leaves in the park/streets

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