PERSONAL SHOPPER

FRA / GER / CZH / BEL
2016
1hr 46mins
Dir: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Kristen Stewart and Lars Eidinger

A young American woman in Paris who works as a personal shopper tries to communicate with her deceased twin brother

This ethereal and mysterious psychological thriller features lengthy scenes filmed aboard a Eurostar with shots of Class 373 EMU’s at Paris Gare du Nord. There is an additional shot of a Eurostar set passing through the suburbs of Paris and views of St Pancras station in London, though no trains are visible here. One of the power cars seen at Gare du Nord is a named example.

In this shot of Gare du Nord a Eurostar set can be seen
This shot shows a Eurostar set passing through the Parisian suburbs, though it is largely obscured from view by the tangle of the overhead catenary
Here we are looking down Midland Road with St Pancras station on the left.
Looking in the opposite direction more of the station’s red brick architecture is visible