Elijah Wood's late night encounter with a vampire takes place on the bridge that links Rue du Rocher in the 8th arrondissement with Rue de Portalis below. The 8th arrondissement is primarily a wealthy business district, with well-known addresses such as the Champs Elysées, the luxury boutiques of rue du faubourg Saint Honoré, which is also home to the presidential palace, the US Embassy and the church of La Madeleine, which we glimpse at the very start of this surreal short film directed by Vincenzo Natali. By the way, Wes Craven, who directs the Père Lachaise episode, plays the corpse of the vampire's first victim. The Paris je t’aime mini-tour takes in some of the highlights of the area around place de la Madeleine and its imposing church, the Pinacothèque de Paris and the renowned pastry shop and tearoom Ladurée on rue Royale.
