![]() According to Ron Howard, the various restrictions actually ended up working in their favor, since the low lighting added to the mysterious ambience of the film's opening scene. Blood or any kind of marking was not allowed to deface the floors, and even food and drink could not be brought into the museum for the crew. None of the artwork could be touched or directly illuminated. The film crew was only allowed to shoot at night. "It was complicated," admitted Henri Loyrette, the president-director of the Louvre, to The New York Times. "It involved enormous preparation. The caretakers of the museum agreed to allow filming on the premises, provided strict precautions were taken during the process. Instead of recreating the museum on a Hollywood stage, the makers of the film decided to go straight to the source. "The Da Vinci Code" starts with a murder at the Louvre that has baffled the police. ![]() Case in point, the Louvre, possibly the most swanky museum in the world. ![]()
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