Impressions de France is an attraction located within the [[France]] pavilion in World Showcase.
==Attraction History==
Although Disney had always planned on creating a movie for the France pavilion that gave guests an overview of the country, Impressions de France went through many changes before making its debut. Original models for the France pavilion show the Palais du Cinema (which houses the film) as being round. This has led to speculation that like [[O' Canada]] and [[Wonders of China]], early concepts for the France film may have called for a Circle Vision 360 format <ref> http://progresscityusa.com/2010/04/15/elseworlds-epcot-centers-french-circlevision/ </ref>.. Initially, WDI President Marty Sklar tasked young filmmakers Bob Rogers and Richard Harper with coming up with a concept for a Circle-Vision 360 film for the pavilion. After a couple of months, the duo was tasking with creating the film. Unlike 360 films that had been created for World Showcase like [[O' Canada]] and [[Wonders of China]], Harper and Rogers wanted to present the film in 200 degrees, allowing guests to sit down while they watched.
Before filming on Impressions de France started, director Rick Harper decided to match individual passages from classical music of the French Romantic and Impressionist period with the proposed filming locations. While shooting the film, Harper and writer/co-producer Bob Rogers sometimes used a stop watch, or played-back the music on a cassette recorder, to ensure that the shots would line up with the music. After filming the scenes, the shots were matched with the musical pieces that Harper had selected.