Hotel Exile

A bohemian haven, a Nazi headquarters, a refuge for camp survivors: this is the true story of Paris's Hotel Lutetia. The Left Bank's only grand hotel hosted artists like Gide, Joyce, Picasso, and Matisse, then became a hub for exiled intellectuals, German military intelligence during the occupation, and finally a reception centre for deportees. Hotel Exile traces lives shaped by one place at the edges of war.