Your experience

The cemetery of Père Lachaise at the cinema, a guided tour between reality and fiction.

In the heart of the city, find this most famous place where, it is said, there is no living soul. However, we come across a crowd of cinephiles from another time: Georges Méliès, Sarah Bernhardt, Michel Legrand, Anna Karina or Simone Signoret.

Often used as a setting in the 7th art, it inspires international filmmakers who like to film this exceptional place known as much for the beauty of its landscapes as for its occupants. Let yourself be guided in the alleys and between the tombs during a walk of more than two hours to discover the cinema and its most illustrious representatives.

The highlights of your visit: 
From Sarah Bernhardt to Anna Karina, a tribute to some great actresses.
In the columbarium, listed as a historical monument, scenes filmed by Truffaut or Verhoeven.
When the supernatural borders on terror, the cemetery offers an ideal setting. 
Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, the most visited tombs of the cemetery are also among the most filmed. 
 

Before you set off

Make sure you wear a good pair of shoes, bring a bottle of water and don’t forget to pack a light jumper or an umbrella, just in case :)

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Meeting point: 5, Place Gambetta

Metro: Gambetta (L3 and L3 bis)

Route: In the shade of the trees and along the peaceful paths of the cemetery.

Languages: French and English

About our film-themed tours:

Paris is the most filmed city in the world. Cinema has portrayed and told its story in a thousand different ways through its characters and stories, whether real or imaginary. Since 2011, Ciné-Balade has been passionately sharing anecdotes from films and highlighting key figures in the history of cinema, linking them to the history of a particular place.