 Audrey Hepburn (qv) did not want to be separated from her husband  Mel Ferrer (I) (qv), so filming of the Paris scenes was timed to  coincide with Ferrers filming of _Elena et les hommes (1956)_ (qv)  with Ingrid Bergman (I) (qv). Paris unseasonably rainy weather  had to be worked into the script, particularly during the balloons  photo shoot scene. During filming of the Paris scenes, much of the  crew and cast were on edge because of riots and political violence  that were gripping the city.