![]() ![]() Starring Idris Elba and Game of Thrones’ Robb Stark actor Richard Madden, this tense 2016 thriller focuses on the defusing of a terrorist plot in Paris set to take place on the titular date in July. Another location that appears in the film which was nominated for eight Oscars, winning three, is Rue Belle Rade, a street in the town just off the seafront itself. The main focus for many of the coastal action sequences was the Plage de Malo-les-Bains, where scenes from Operation Dynamo took place. Funny, silly and scenic in equal measure, all five of the films have their charm.Ĭhristopher Nolan’s poignant 2017 World War II tale of the evacuation of Allied forces from the beleaguered northern French coast plays out on the atmospheric streets and beaches of Dunkirk. Cue dramatic high-speed chases and stunts around the gorgeous scenery of the roads around the local coastline and the city itself. The original 1998 movie written by Luc Besson followed a speed-obsessed taxi driver in Marseille trying to work his way out of losing his licence by helping the police with their search for a group of German bank-robbers. The fifth film in this immensely popular series came out in 2018. Locations include the village of Saint-Jeannet and also Cannes and Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film manages to distil a sense of the elegance of the lifestyle of the Cote d’Azur, combined with the quiet glamour of this period of cinema. The film follows a series of burglaries along the Riviera involving the theft of priceless jewellery from wealthy residents and their visitors. The bunker also appeared in Das Boot, filmed in the same year.ĭarling of the screens Grace Kelly – later to be Princess of Monaco – stars with Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s pacy romantic thriller of 1955. It may be hard to imagine that Steven Spielberg’s 1981 action adventure Raiders of the Lost Ark included scenes filmed in France, but the World War II submarine pens of La Pallice in La Rochelle were a unique and integral part of the visual landscape of the film and story. Where else would the pair feel quite so at home? The film visits the hotspots of the Côte d’Azur including Cap Ferrat, Nice, Villefranche-sur-Mer and of course Cannes with its iconic Boulevard de la Croisette. Despite their impecunious predicament, the pair carry on in the Absolutely Fabulous manner to which they been accustomed since the TV series started in 1992. ![]() Here are some ideas for where to go if you are an avid lover of the silver screen.Ĭomedic National treasures Edina and Patsy find themselves on the run from unwanted media attention in London, and head for the bright lights of the glamorous Riviera. From spectacular countryside to charming villages and landmark urban settings, France has plenty to offer the film industry in terms of locations. ![]()
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