I Stand Alone (1999) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller · Directed by Gaspar Noé · Starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir
After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.
Where was I Stand Alone filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – The butcher protagonist walks through Paris neighborhoods and streets throughout the film. The film's primary setting uses real Parisian streets and working-class suburbs to establish the protagonist's isolated existence in an indifferent urban landscape
- Lille, France, Lille – Sequences showing the protagonist's earlier life and family circumstances. Filming in northern France captures the protagonist's provincial background and estrangement from his family