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Boom mic visible (1) |
Character error (3) |
Continuity (6) |
Errors in geography (1) |
Factual errors (3) |
Revealing mistakes (2)
Boom mic visible
As Reggie and Sylvie are walking around the indoor swimming pool, the boom mic and boom arm are reflected in the glass as they turn the corner.
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Character error
Scobie is covering "Dyle" with a gun held in his artificial hand, so there's no way that he can pull the trigger.
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When Regina is taken to the morgue to identify her husband's body, the coroner's hands are visible as the body drawer is closed. The coroner's fingers would have prevented the drawer from closing or else his fingers would have been injured.
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The characters seem oblivious to the philatelic truth that using a mint stamp by applying an inappropriate postmark, or even simply spoiling the adhesive by attaching it to a piece of paper, can reduce the value considerably, maybe even making the item totally worthless.
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Continuity
The lights on the Seine tour boat go out, but in the long shot they are still working.
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After Peter Joshua is sprayed with a water gun by Jean-Louis, the water patterns on his jacket vary between shots.
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When Alex and Reggie are on the restaurant boat, a man appears and disappears behind them between shots.
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When Mrs. Lampert meets Mr. Bartholemew at the American Embassy the cups that wine is poured into appear and disappear and change positions throughout the scene.
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When Jean-Louis' mother steers him away from Mrs. Lampert and Peter Joshua his hair is on his forehead, but when he turns to spray Peter Joshua with the water gun his hair is tucked into his beanie.
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When Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant arrive at the stamp market, workers on ladders can be seen starting to put a new cover on the completely roofless Berkeley Café in the background. However a few minutes later, when Grant runs to catch a cab, the building is directly behind him, and the new roof is long since complete.
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Errors in geography
Regina, fleeing Canfield, rides the Metro from Saint Jacques (signs prominently seen) to Palais Royal (mentioned several times in dialog). From Saint Jacques one cannot get anywhere near Palais Royal without changing trains at least once; but of course she never does (because Canfield would have another chance to catch her).
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Factual errors
Gluing valuable stamps onto an envelope greatly decreases their value.
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Charles' body, thrown from a fast-moving train, could not possibly have fallen straight away from the camera in the opening scene.
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The sign outside the embassy would not read "American Embassy" it would read "Embassy of the United States of America" or "Ambassade des États-Unis d'Amérique".
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Revealing mistakes
During the night boat scene, the boat passes under a wide bridge but the lighting on the characters is unaffected, revealing a rear projection special effect.
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During the Seine cruise, the rear projection plates are repeated. The boat passes the same building, the Institut de France, twice - once when Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant are standing and yet again later when they are seated.
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