The French government is asking Gustave Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but he simply wants to design the subway—until he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a perfume ad, and it WORKS.
Costume
Emma Mackey's wardrobe alone deserves billing.
Production
The tower construction sequences are genuinely staggering.
Director
Martin Bourboulon
Romain Duris
Gustave Eiffel
Emma Mackey
Adrienne Bourgès
Pierre Deladonchamps
Antoine Restac
Armande Boulanger
Claire Eiffel
Andranic Manet
Adolphe Salles
Alexandre Steiger
Jean Compagnon
Philippe Hérisson
Edouard Lockroy
Jérémie Petrus
Edmond
Jérémy Lopez
Maurice Koechlin
Frédéric Merlo
Georges
Damien Zanoly
Émile Nouguier
Clémence Boué
Madame Lockroy
Julien Sarazin
Ouvrier boîte à sable 11
Josselin Baillarguet
Silhouette
Michèle Clément
Bougeoise
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Eiffel Tower was designed by Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier—Eiffel bought the patent and put his name on it, which this film conveniently ignores.
This film sparked a minor diplomatic spat when French critics called it 'Americanized' for its steamy historical revisionism—ironically, it's pure French melodrama.
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