Has anyone done anything related to filming sites from the Netflix series? I know there’s a self guided walk. Apparently there’s also at least one guided walk currently offered—with only one review (1 star) because the guide knew nothing about the show and didn’t take them to the advertised sites. There’s also currently an interactive Lupin adventure at the Opera House (in French or English) but I suspect that may be temporary. There are so many wonderful Paris locations in the series and I’d love to find a well recommended way to experience them!
Excellent show. Can't help with a Paris tour, but will you go to Etretat? It's beautiful there, and of course, there is the Lupin connection.
You made need to specify that you want a tour based on the Netflix series, and not on the original books.
Apparently if you were in the right place in Paris yesterday and day before, you might have seen Omar Sy filming new episodes !
I watched the first episode of the Netflix series based on this post. Pretty good. I wondered if the depiction of Louvre cleaners was more or less true to life. The action got a little fantastic but I still enjoyed the episode and will give another one a shot. I am not familiar with the book series, how is it? Have the books been translated into English?
Ruth,
Maurice LeBlanc began writing the Arsene Lupin books in 1905. He wrote eleven of them, and many were made into movies. There were a few silent movies in the nineteen-teens, then a few in English in the 30's as well as in French. More in the 50's and 60's. Then in 2004 Kristin Scott Thomas was in a release just called "Arsene Lupin".
The "gentleman thief" has always been popular. I remember watching the 1930's films on late night tv many years ago with both John and Lionel Barrymore. I have to admit to really enjoying the Netflix series. And I'm glad Lupin has been rediscovered. Enjoy the series!
Yes, they have long been translated into English, and several other languages. Probably available in your library in case you're interested.
I didn't know this was where " Leslie Charteris's The Saint (created in 1928)" came from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin
Yes, there are 28 movies listed (at end); a few of the US ones:
[snip]
The Gentleman Burglar (B&W., US, 1915) with William Stowell (Lupin)
Arsène Lupin (B&W., UK, 1916) with Gerald Ames (Lupin)
Arsène Lupin (B&W., US, 1917) with Earle Williams (Lupin)
The Teeth of the Tiger (B&W., US, 1919) with David Powell (Lupin)
813 (B&W., US, 1920) with Wedgwood Nowell (Lupin) and Wallace Beery
Arsène Lupin (B&W., US, 1932) with John Barrymore (Lupin)[23]
Arsène Lupin Returns (B&W., US, 1938) with Melvyn Douglas (Lupin)
Enter Arsène Lupin (B&W., US, 1944) with Charles Korvin (Lupin)
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Thanks all — glad to find fellow fans of the show. I’ve enjoyed both the characters and all the great locales they’ve incorporated. Thanks for the link to the filming currently underway, Kim! We’re currently on a van trip and I could only access the link on my phone so was able to understand about 50% of it using my vague recollection of college French. Reading it aloud I got a kick figuring out plate-forme (not a thing back in my college days!)
Ruth, I am guessing you already found this ??
A stroll through the Paris of ‘Lupin’, on Netflix • Paris je t'aime - Tourist office https://share.google/mUjWtoukQRbJILItA
I was astounded when skimming this to see that the fictional Lupin lived at 8, rue Crevaux in the 16th*. I used to live across the street at number 5!!!!
(And that the author used to live at that address.)