The Seine Meets Paris (French: La Seine a rencontré Paris) is a 1957 French short documentary film directed by Joris Ivens from a screenplay by Jacques Prévert. Told from the perspective of a boat trip through the city, it features scenes of daily life along the river. The film won the short film Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.

The Seine Meets Paris
Directed byJoris Ivens
Written byJacques Prévert
Narrated bySerge Reggiani
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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