In Montreuil, the former Pathé-Albatros studios preserve a rare testament to the early days of cinema: a glass-roofed hall built in 1904, which became the heart of a Franco-Russian venture in the 1920s.
In 1962, Orson Welles set up some of the sets for The Trial in the Gare d’Orsay. The Parisian building, which became a museum in 1986, still has a clock that appears in the film.
In Montreuil, in the garden of his home, Georges Méliès built what would become known as the first cinema studio. A legendary space where special effects and narrative filmmaking took their first steps.
We're off to Essonne, and more precisely to Milly-la-Forêt, to discover the former Maison du Bailli, a place steeped in history that was once the home of Jean Cocteau. Now a museum, the Maison des Illustres is waiting to welcome you.
