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Before Sunset

Shakespeare and Company

Paris · France  ·  Céline walks into Jesse's reading

Before Sunset filmed at Shakespeare and Company, Paris. The opening scene: the bookshop reading where they meet again after nine years.

Where to go

48.852575, 2.347112
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Before Sunset (2004)
On screen
Paris
In real life
Shakespeare and Company, Paris
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
30 minutes
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Before Sunset film at Shakespeare and Company?
At 48.852575, 2.347112 in Paris. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Shakespeare and Company?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 30 minutes.
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