Where is the tower?
I've been to Paris a few times but I don't recognize the tower where M. Hire and Alice look through the telescope at his apartment. Can anyone identify it for me?
shareIs it the roof of Sacré-Cœur?
I have often wondered.
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I've been to Paris a few times but I don't recognize the tower where M. Hire and Alice look through the telescope at his apartment. Can anyone identify it for me?
Apparently it's not Paris at all, but Belgium: the "Koekelberg Basilica" also known as the "Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels". Look at this photograph: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/35710964 -- the distinctive towers are visible in the film at 51:45.
However, searching Flickr and Google Image Search, I cannot find any shots of the observation deck (with the coin-operated telescope) shown in the movie. Maybe the deck was taken out of service soon after the film was shot?
A couple of sources mention that it was the Koekelberg Basilica around Brussels:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Hire#Autour_du_film
http://archives.lesoir.be/michel-blanc-est-monsieur-hire-hire-le-voyeu r-derriere-_t-19910502-Z03XE6.html
Also this review in the Chicago Tribune mentions that the city in the film is "deliberately unidentifiable" and "actually composed of portions of Paris and Brussels".
I would also point out on at least one occasion the English subtitles mention "Paris", when what the character actually says is "la capitale". share