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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride |
| image=Impressionsfrance.jpg
| caption='''The entrance sign to for Impressions de France.'''| land=World Showcase
| opened= October 1, 1982
| type= Travelogue Film
| park= Epcot
| duration=18:00
| theme= Survey of France
|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= No
}}
Impressions de France is an attraction located within the [[France]] pavilion in World Showcase.
==Attraction History==
Although Disney had always planned on creating a travelogue movie film for the [[France ]] pavilionthat would give guests an overview of the country, Impressions de France went through many changes before making it's its debut. Original models for the France pavilion, showed show the Impressions Palais de France theater Cinema (which houses the film) as being round<ref> http://progresscityusa. This has led to speculation that like Canada and Chinacom/2010/04/15/elseworlds-epcot-centers-french-circlevision/ </ref>. Initially, the WDI President Marty Sklar tasked young filmmakers Bob Rogers and Richard Harper with coming up with a concept for the France film may have called for a 20 minute Circle -Vision 360 filmfor the pavilion <ref name= "funworld"> Miller, Keith. “Record-Setting 'Impressions de France' Turns 35 Along with Epcot.” Funworld, Oct. 2017, pp. 22–23. </ref>, and after a couple of months, the duo was tasked with creating the film. Unlike 360 films that had been created for the [[Canada]] and [[China]] however, Harper and Rogers decided that they wanted to present the film in 200 degrees <ref name="funworld"/>. This would allow guests to sit down while they watched the attraction, while still having the screen cover their peripheral vision.
==Film Plot==
Impressions de France shows guests showcases 46 locations in France, set to a score of classical music arranged by Buddy Baker. Claude Gobet gives guests sparse narration during the film. The scenes (in order) that appear in Impressions de France are: {| style="border-width: 0px"|-|
1. Cliffs at Étretat in Normandy
2. Marais Poitvin, a swamp near La Rochelle
3. Château Chenonceau, shot from the Loire Valley and the gardens
4. Horsemen and hunting dogs in the Cheverny Forest, with Château Cheverny in the background
5. Chambord in the Loire Valley
6. Vézelay Village and church interior
7. Horsecart riding through Riquewihr Village in Alsace
8. Marketplace in Bouvron in Normandy
9. Wine harvest at Monbazillac Vineyard
10. Cognac cave near city of Cognac
11. Fountain of Apollo, gardens, west face and Hall of Mirrors at Versailles
12. Castle Beynac in Dordogne Valley
13. Forest near Château Montpoupon
14. Bicyclists at La Rogue-Gaceac in Dordogne Valley
15. Bicyclists at Château Montpoupon
16. Bugatti race cars in Cannes
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17. Hot air balloons near Chaumont Castle on the Loire River and in cliff city of Rocamadour
18. French Alps in spring
19. Mont Blanc in winter
20. Skiers on rocky peaks in the French Alps at Chamonix
21. La Rochelle harbor
22. Brittany fishing boat at sea
23. Rocky beach in Normandy
24. Mont St.-Michel
25. Small church in Brittany
26. Wedding reception at a Brittany farmyard
27. Cliffs at Normandy in Étretat
28. Cliff city of Bonifacio in Corsica
29. Villefranche near Nice
30. Cove at Calanque Cliffs near Cassis
31. Pier in front of Carlton Hotel in Cannes
32. Rooftop restaurant overlooking Cannes harbor at night
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33. Railway tracks in hills of Chaporoux
34. Gare du Nord rail station in Paris
35. Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe
36. Boat on Seine River in Paris, under the Pont Neuf
37. Balloon release at Notre-Dame Cathedral
38. Garde Republicaine rides through the archways at the Louvre
39. La Concierge in Paris
40. Garde Republicaine Stables in Paris
41. Eiffel Tower
42. Étretat Cliffs
43. Alps near Chamonix
44. Château Chambord
45. French Alps near Mont Blanc
46. Eiffel Tower
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==Film CreditsAnn Harper's Behind The Scenes Photos==Imagineer Rick Harper has been gracious enough to share these never before seen photos from the making of Impressions de France. All photos were taken by Ann Harper<html><style> .gal img { width: 475px; height: 375px;}</style><div class=gal></html>{| style="text-align:center; border-color: #A7D7F9; background-color:clear; padding:4px 4px 4px 4px;"|-| [[File:Harper1.jpg]]| [[File:Harper2.jpg]]| [[File:Harper3.jpg]]|-| | ||-| [[File:Harper4.jpg]]| [[File:Harper5.jpg]]| [[File:Harper6.jpg]]|-| | ||}<html></div></html>
'''ProducerDirector'''- Bob RogersRick Harper
'''Producer'''- Rick Harper and Bob Rogers '''Score'''- Rick Harper & Buddy Baker '''Writer'''Bob Rogers '''Production Managers'''-Antoine Compin, Charis Horton and Philippe Modave '''First Camera Assistant'''- Joe Nash '''Cinematographer'''- Rick Harper '''Camera Assistant'''- Frank Redmond '''Chief Grip'''- René Strasser '''Grip'''- Yvon Sausseau '''Transportation'''- Hilaire Lovato and Pierre Vimont '''Helicopter Pilot'''- Marc Wolff '''Camera Assistant'''- Steve North '''Circle-Vision 200 Camera Operator'''0 Don Iwerks '''Editor'''- Andre Bacha '''Music Research and Editor'''-Rick Haper '''Music Production Coordinator''' – Richard Clements
'''Narrator'''- Claude Gobet
==Score <ref> http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/epcot/impressions_de_france/ </ref>==
The score for Impressions de France was selected and arranged by director Rick Harper and Buddy Baker. Below is a list of the musical selections chosen, with the original composer in parentheses.
'''Cliffs of Etretat in Normandy'''- "Solo for Flute" (Debussey)
'''Marais Poitvin, a swamp near La Rochelle'''- "Aquarium" from "Carnival of the Animals" (Saint-Saens)
'''Château Chenonceau''' - "Concerto for Harp and Orchestra" (Boieldieu)
'''Castle Beynac in Dordogne Valley'''- "Nocture 1" (Debussey)
'''Bicyclists at La Roque'''- "Gaite Parisienne" (Offenbach)
'''Hot air balloons near Chateau Chaumont'''- "Daybreak" from "Dauphine et Chole Suite 1" (Ravel)
'''French Alps''' - "Claire de Lune" (Debussey)
'''Skiers in Chamonix'''- "Trois Gymnopedies"(Erik Satie)
'''Mont St. Michel'''- "Aquarium" from "Carnival of the Animals" (Saint-Saens)
'''Wedding reception at a Brittany farmyard''' - traditional folk music (unidentified)
'''Railway tracks in hills of Champeauroux'''- "Finale" from "Carnival of the Animals" (Saint Saens)
'''Notre Dame de Paris'''- "Gaite Parisienne" (Offenbach)
'''Garde Republicaine rides through archway at the Louvre'''- "Fanfare" from "La Peri" (Dukas)
'''Eiffel Tower'''- 4th movement from Organ Symphony no. 3 (Saint Saens)
==Watch the Film==
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The screens in the Impressions de France theater are 21 feet high an 27 1/2 feet wide<ref name=Jack> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/09/france_pavilion_part_two.html</ref>.
* The theater that Palais du Cinema, which houses Impressions de France , is based on a theater in Founteinbleau<ref name= Jack/>.
* Impressions de France marked the first time that a film had been completed with an entirely digital soundtrack<ref> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=121 </ref>.