The movie EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, written and directed by Woody Allen, is his tribute to films from the 1930s, particularly musicals and the films of the Marx Brothers. Allen had the actors sing and dance, despite the fact that they are not generally known for their singing and dancing skills. The film’s title is taken from a song in Horse Feathers, a 1932 film by the Marx Brothers. Filming started on 11 September and ended on 18 December 1995, besides in Paris also in New York and Venice.
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:23:46 |
Woody Allen plays Joe Berlin, a writer who has moved from New York to Paris and just broke up with his girlfriend. After his divorce from Steffi Dandridge (Goldie Hawn), he has remained friends with her and her new husband Bob (Alan Alda). Together with the children from their previous relationships, they form a blended family and live in Manhattan. When the family spends the Christmas holidays in Paris, they meet with Joe at a Marx Brothers-themed New Year’s party.
Various locations in Paris can be seen in the film. We visited two of them, including the Place de la Concorde. Skylar Dandridge (Drew Barrymore), the daughter of Steffi and Bob, and her fiancé Holden Spence (Edward Norton) stroll across Paris’s largest square, with the Fontaine des Mers (Fountain of the Seas) in the background. The Place de la Concorde is also featured in
The Devil Wears Prada.
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:17:19 |
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| Fontaine des Mers, Place de la Concorde, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
Steffi and Joe leave the party and walk across the Pont de la Tournelle, down the steps of the bridge along the Seine. Steffi sings “I’m through with love” with Notre Dame in the background. We had originally taken photos during the day, but as this scene is set at night, we went back a few days later to take photos after dark.
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:26:13 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:26:29 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:26:52 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:27:22 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Pont de la Tournelle, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:28:16 |
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| Notre Dame, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Notre Dame, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
Steffi and Joe dance during which Steffi even goes up in the air. There is little information available about the filming of this scene. I understand that everything was filmed on location and that Goldie Hawn was able to float through the air thanks to wires that were digitally removed in post-production.
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:29:01 |
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| Quai de la Tournelle, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Quai de la Tournelle, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
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| Everyone Says I Love You, 1:29:41 |
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| Quai de la Tournelle, Paris, 28 February 2022 |
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| Quai de la Tournelle, Paris, 3 March 2022 |
Screenshots © Magnolia Productions/Sweetland Films
