Embodiment of Paris
In others, the tower is used as an embodiment of Paris, the symbol of the city, to set the scene for a film or other work centered on the city.
- 1923 René Clair's Paris qui dort starts, ends and has many scenes on the tower.
- 1939 In Ninotchka an involved flirtation takes place around a discussion of finding the Eiffel Tower around the 26 minute time point.
- 1958 At the beginning of François Truffaut's The 400 Blows, the tower is seen between Parisian apartment blocks.
- 1964 In Paris When It Sizzles, Richard's movie within the movie is called "The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower" and several key scenes take place there.
- 1976 In Marathon Man, the tower can be seen outside of Doc's hotel room while he is on assignment in Paris.
- 1995 In French Kiss, Kate misses seeing the tower several times while she wanders around Paris, but later spends several minutes rapturously watching it while on the train to Cannes (from which line it is not possible to see the tower).
- 1995 In Forget Paris, Miki and Ellen are shown in front of the tower numerous times throughout the film.
- 2003 In The Real World Paris television show on the US MTV network, the tower is seen.
- 2010 In From Paris With Love, John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as CIA agents have breakfast on the Eiffel Tower. They are also seen inside one of its elevators as it rises.
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