Scenes set at the plant nursery of Mo Alexander in St. Louis in Missouri, USA were filmed at a set construction of an American-style home which was built by the production on the outskirts of Paris, France.
One of the factors attributed to the picture coming in under budget was the favorable currency exchange rate of the American dollar to the French franc at the time.
The picture debuted in sixth place on its opening weekend at the North American box-office in the USA.