Je l'aimais - Daniel Auteuil (2009) - Central View, Hong Kong

The next movie up is another French one, this one also from 2009 (this was a good year for French co-productions in Hong Kong with I Come With The Rain and Vengeance also filmed around that time). It is basically a love story with Pierre (Daniel Auteuil) revealing a love affair from his past to his daughter-in-law following her break up with his son. It's told in flashbacks and much of the affair carried on in Hong Kong so most of the flashbacks are set there.

It starts off with Pierre's first encounter with Mathilde (Marie-Josée Croze) who he meets during a business meeting because she is his translator. The meeting takes place in a nondescript office with a view across Central.

The location? Well, the view makes me think this must be from the Prince's Building facing onto Statue Square and Chater Road area because we can quite clearly see Hutchinson House, Bank of America Tower and the golden Far East Financial Centre. However, I think this is actually a studio set and the image in the window is back projected because the window style doesn't suite Prince's Building and there are no others that appear to tick all the boxes. If you know any different, feel free to let me know.