7 Films that have made the Côte d'Azur a land of cinema

1. AND GOD… CREATED WOMAN
2. BAY OF ANGELS

(ROGER VADIM, 1956) / (JACQUES DEMY, 1963)

1. Brigitte Bardot, the muse of all male desires, is without doubt an emblematic figure of the Côte d’Azur. So much so, in fact, that her appearance in this film, which caused a scandal, etched her image in Saint-Tropez. In fact, she married the film’s director!

2. As its name suggests, the film features Jeanne Moreau on Nice’s legendary Baie des Anges. The shoot also took in Monaco, Cannes and other parts of Nice.

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5. THE BIG BLUE
6. THE CITY OF FEAR

(LUC BESSON 1988) / (ALAIN BERBERIAN, 1993)

5. A classic Luc Besson film, set partly at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. Jean Reno plays one of his greatest roles, with no diving doubles, like the rest of the cast. A teenage Besson dream come true.

6. If “City of Fear” has gained a cult following, it’s because it offers the most scathing satire of the Cannes Film Festival ever made. Alain Chabat and his Nuls have created an immense parody, starting with “La Carioca”, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in an American film of the same name.

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