Lyon Through the Lens : Blow Up /Arte

When Cinema Reveals a City: Blow Up, Lyon, and the Living Heritage of Film

In the landscape of online film criticism, Blow Up (Arte) stands out for its rigor and passion. The 27-minute documentary dedicated to films shot in Lyon, presented during the Lumière Festival, perfectly embodies this approach — blending knowledge, sensitivity, and elegant editing.

In this carefully crafted format, Blow Up captures the intimate relationship between Lyon and cinema: archives, film excerpts, contemporary city shots, and voice-over intertwine to bring the city’s film memory to life. The urban landscape is not just a backdrop — it becomes a character in its own right, shaped by its filmmakers and their artistic choices.

By sharing this content on YouTube, Blow Up fulfills a double mission: making film culture more accessible while elevating it. A broad audience is invited to rediscover Lyon as a source of inspiration, a natural set, a visual laboratory. This work powerfully contributes to preserving and transmitting the city’s cinematic heritage.

At Lorens, this approach resonates deeply. With more than 80 titles and 300 film sequences shot across Lyon, our tours explore this cinematic memory *in situ*, connecting each façade, each scene, and each viewpoint to the living story of the city. These itineraries are now available both to the general public and to the professional travel network, turning cinema into a true driver of cultural discovery.

Thank you, Blow Up — you help make visible what we have been championing all along: cinema as the most powerful form of storytelling in tourism.