History Film / Eiffel

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Gustave Eiffel did have a relationship with a woman named Adrienne Bourgès in his youth, but nothing has ever indicated that they ever were reunited after it was called off. Nor that she inspired him the shape of the tower, for that matter.

Towards the end of the 1880s, master engineer Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris), who revolutionized construction using iron beam structures, just finished collaborating on the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. The French government want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. At a dinner, he meets an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project, a 300 meter tall iron tower. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

''Eiffel'' is a 2021 French historical romantic drama film loosely based off the life of Gustave Eiffel, the French civil engineer who gave UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} its most iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower. It is directed by Martin Bourboulon and written by Caroline Bongrand, and Music/AlexandreDesplat composed the soundtrack.

Towards the end of the 1880s, master engineer Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris), who revolutionized construction using iron beam structures, just finished collaborating on the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. At a dinner, he meets an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project, a 300 meter tall iron tower. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

* HowWeGotHere: The film starts in 1889 with Gustave in his office at the top of the finished tower during a storm. He works on a plan of the tower, reminisces about the inauguration day and goes out in the gusts of wind to take a look at the city. Then it cuts to three years earlier, when he was made a US Honorary Citizen for having built the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty.

Towards the end of the 1880s, master engineer Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris), who revolutionized construction using iron beam structures, just finished collaborating on the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. At a dinner, he meets up with an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project, a 300 meter tall iron tower. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

Towards the end of the 1880s, master engineer Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris), who revolutionized construction using iron beam structures, just finished collaborating on the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

Towards the end of the 1880s, master engineer Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris), who revolutionized construction using iron structures, just finished collaborating on the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

Towards the end of the 1880s, master engineer Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris), who revolutionized construction uring iron structures, just finished collaborating on the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

Towards the end of the 1880s, Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris) just finished collaborating on building the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old flame of his youth, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

** When Gustave is presented a model of a proto-iron tower just like the tower would become (with more refinements in its structure), he simply finds it "ugly" and leaves. He comes back at it and pushes through later on still.

* UrbanSegregation: Gustave wants to avoid this by building the tower right in the middle of Paris so everyone, bourgeois and workingl classes alike, can appreciate the view.

** When Gustave is presented a model of a proto-iron tower just like the tower would become (with more refinements in its structure), he simply finds it "ugly" and leaves.

Towards the end of the 1880s, Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris) just finished collaborating on building the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old youth flame, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), whom he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

** When he's presented a model of a proto-iron tower just like the tower would become (with more refinements in its structure), he simply finds it "ugly" and leaves.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: At the beginning, Gustave explains he'd prefer working on UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain because it is "modern" and he doesn't like the idea of a temporary monument for the World's Fair. Of course, the tower he would build would be anything but temporary and become THE symbol of Paris.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: There's even a message stating "Freely inspired by true facts" at the beginning.

* HowWeGotHere: The film starts in 1889 with Eiffel in his office at the top of the finished tower during a storm. He works on a plan of the tower, reminisces about the inauguration day and goes out in the gusts of wind to take a look at the city. Then it cuts to three years earlier, when he was made a US Honorary Citizen for having built the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty.

* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Eiffel in his office at the top of the finished tower during a storm. He works on a plan of the tower, reminisces about the inauguration day and goes out in the gusts of wind to take a look at the city. Then it cuts to three years earlier, when he was made a US Honorary Citizen for having built the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty.

* HowWeGotHere: The film starts with Eiffel in his office at the top of the finished tower during a storm. He works on a plan of the tower, reminisces about the inauguration day and goes out in the gusts of wind to take a look at the city.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Gustave Eiffel did have a relationship with a woman named Adrienne Bourgès in his youth, but nothing has ever indicated that they ever were reunited after it was called off. Nor that she inspired him the shape of the Tower, for that matter.

* MakingTheMasterpiece: The film is a fictional account on how Gustave Eiffel got the idea to build his namesake tower the way it is.

''Eiffel'' is a 2021 French historical romantic drama film loosely based off the life of Gustave Eiffel, the French civil engineer who gave UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} its most iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower. It is directed by Martin Bourboulon and written by Caroline Bongrandn and Music/AlexandreDesplat composed the soundtrack.

Towards the end of the 1880s, Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris) just finished collaborating on building the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old youth flame, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), which he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

''Eiffel'' is a 2021 historical romantic drama film loosely based off the life of Gustave Eiffel, the French civil engineer who gave UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} its most iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower. It is directed by Martin Bourboulon and written by Caroline Bongrandn and Music/AlexandreDesplat composed the soundtrack.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Gustave Eiffel had a relationship with a woman named Adrienne Bourgès in his youth, but nothing has ever indicated that they ever were reunited. Nor that she inspired him the shape of the Tower, for that matter.

''Eiffel'' is a 2021 historical romantic drama film loosely based off the life of Gustave Eiffel, the French civil engineer who gave UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} its most iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower. It is directed by Martin Bourboulon, written by Caroline Bongrand and stars and . Music/AlexandreDesplat composed the soundtrack.

Towards the end of the 1880s, Gustave Eiffel (Creator/RomainDuris) just finished collaborating on building the structure of the Art/StatueOfLiberty. He faces pressure from the French government, who want him to conceive "something spectacular" for the 1889 World's Fair. While Gustave has trouble working on this project since he's only interested in working on the [[UsefulNotes/LeMetropolitain Métropolitain]], he meets up with an old youth flame, Adrienne Bourgès (Creator/EmmaMackey), which he met when building a bridge over the Garonne river in 1860. Their flame gets revived and she even inspires him the new project. The only thing is, Adrienne is married to another man.

''Eiffel'' is a 2021 romantic drama film loosely based off the life of Gustave Eiffel, the French civil engineer who gave UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} its most iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower. It is directed by Martin Bourboulon, written by Caroline Bongrand and stars and . Music/AlexandreDesplat composed the soundtrack.

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