Location: 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, Paris.
This legendary Left Bank café has appeared in countless films, from Marcel Carné to contemporary cinema. Its association with Sartre, Beauvoir, and existentialism made it the quintessential intellectual Paris backdrop.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: Cinema.
Coordinates: 48.85400, 2.33270.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Nouvelle Vague & Left Bank Cinema.
On Nouvelle Vague & Left Bank Cinema: Start at Café de Flore, the intellectual headquarters of Saint-Germain, backdrop to countless French films.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Place Jean-Paul-Sartre-et-Simone-de-Beauvoir (15 m); Mehdi Ben Barka (32 m); Félix Leclerc (43 m); Joachim Lelewel (44 m); Félix Leclerc (46 m).