The yellow jacket worn by lead Jean-Hugues Anglade was discovered in a Parisian flea market by the film's costume designer Elisabeth Tavernier who purchased it for less than $5.
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The opening beach scenes are Gruissan, near Narbonne.
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Cameo
Frédéric Andréi: When in Paris, Betty briefly goes to the rail tracks and Jules, the postman played by Frédéric Andréi in Diva, also directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, can be seen walking past her.