Maps of Movies

Caché (2005)

Where Caché says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film about being watched, and the Paris streets and Vienna rooms it was really built from.

Scenes and places

The videotape on the doorstep (2005)

Anne and Georges find a videotape on their stoop showing hours of footage of their own house. They argue over whether it is a prank or a threat, and neither can say who made it.

Set in The Laurents' home — The Paris house where the couple find tapes of their own front door.

A Paris townhouse street, the setting the whole film keeps watching from outside.

Filmed at Rue Brillat-Savarin and Rue des Iris, Paris 13e (13th arrondissement · Rue Brillat-Savarin, Paris, France) — Exterior street shots of the Laurent house, per the French Wikipedia street articles; the film's second street (Rue des Iris) is at 48.8226, 2.3449. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Vienna set (interior of the Laurent home) (Vienna, Austria) — Interior scenes of the house were shot in Vienna; the exact studio or building is not given, so the pin is the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The studio and the drawings (2005)

Georges hosts a literary talk show, and a childlike drawing is mailed to his workplace. The threat stops being a private matter at home.

Set in Georges' TV workplace — The workplace of Georges, host of a literary talk show.

The TV world where Georges is a known face.

The police say it's not a crime (2005)

Disturbed, the Laurents ask the police for help. The police do not consider the tapes and drawings criminal activities, so they are left to deal with it alone.

Set in The police station — Where the Laurents are told the tapes and drawings are not criminal.

A police station in Paris; no filming location is named in the sources.

The dinner party and the childhood estate (2005)

During a dinner party at the Laurents' home, another tape arrives with a drawing of a bleeding chicken. Georges plays it for their friends and it shows the estate near Aix-en-Provence where he grew up.

Set in Georges' childhood estate near Aix-en-Provence — A tape delivered during a dinner shows the estate where Georges grew up.

A country estate near Aix-en-Provence in southern France; the sources give no exact site.

A visit to Georges' mother (2005)

Georges has vivid dreams about Majid, a boy he knew in childhood, and visits his ailing mother. She surprisingly says she does not remember Majid well.

Set in Georges' mother's house — The ailing mother's home where Georges asks about a boy named Majid.

The family home of Georges' mother; its real location is not named in the sources.

Majid's apartment in Romainville (2005)

Following the clues in a tape, Georges finds the apartment where Majid lives. Majid denies knowing about the tapes, and Georges threatens him.

Set in Majid's apartment off Avenue Lénine, Romainville — The low-income housing flat where Georges confronts Majid. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Romainville is a suburb east of Paris; Avenue Lénine is the street named in the plot.

Filmed at Avenue Lénine, Romainville (Romainville, Paris, France) — Majid's neighbourhood was filmed on location at Avenue Lénine; the pin is the town centre, not the exact stretch. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Vienna set (Majid's apartment and staircase) (Vienna, Austria) — The apartment interior was shot in Vienna and the Paris staircase was replicated there; the exact building is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Outside Pierrot's school (2005)

A drawing is also mailed to Pierrot's school, pulling the couple's son into the story. The school forecourt is where the film's last scene was filmed.

Set in Pierrot's school — The school where Georges' son Pierrot studies.

A Paris school in the 13th arrondissement; the film does not name it.

Filmed at Forecourt of the École nationale de chimie physique et biologie, Rue Pirandello, Paris 13e (13th arrondissement · Rue Pirandello, Paris, France) — The French Wikipedia film article says the last scene was filmed on the forecourt of this school. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Georges — A Parisian host of a literary talk show who starts receiving videotapes of his own home.
• Anne — Georges' wife, who wants to know who is watching them.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the house in Caché really filmed?