The film "Three Colors: White" was shot in Paris, France.

Filming Locations:

Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

In the Film

Scene where Pole Karol marries Frenchwoman Dominique in Paris.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The church is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, a French Catholic priest who devoted himself to serving the poor. He was born on April 24, 1581, and died on September 23, 1660. The church was built between 1824 and 1844 on the site of the former Saint-Lazare prison complex. The design and initial construction phases were entrusted to the French architect Jean-Baptiste Lepère.

Place de Clichy

In the Film

Scene where Karol and Mikolaj meet at the metro station. Karol plays a Polish song that Mikolaj recognizes. They spend some time together.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Place de Clichy is a station of the Paris Métro, serving lines 2 and 13 of the Paris Métro. The station opened on October 7, 1902. The square was named after the Barrière de Clichy, a gate built on the road leading to the village of Clichy. The gate itself was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the 19th century. The station has three entrances: on Place de Clichy, and on Rue de la BLO and Rue Caulaincourt.

Palais de Justice de Paris

In the Film

Scene where Karol looks for the court he must appear in because his wife wants a divorce. A bird poops on his shoulder as he enters the building.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Palais de Justice, formerly the Palais de la Cité, is a courthouse in Paris. It houses the Paris Court of Appeal, the busiest appellate court in France, and the highest court in France for ordinary cases, the Court of Cassation. Among the oldest surviving buildings of the City Palace are the Sainte-Chapelle (built around 1240, during the reign of Louis IX) and the Conciergerie, a former prison now a museum, where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before her execution by guillotine. From the 16th century until the French Revolution, it housed the Parliament of Paris.