Video: Film memories at Hotel Le Roquebrune
As part of my visit to the town of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, I interviewed the owner of the infamous Hotel Le Roqeubrune, Mrs Marinovitch. She recalled memories of Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Sean...
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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin – from Coco to the catwalk
My film-themed trip around the French Riviera had only begun the day before with a trip around Nice, but I was already living the life of a movie star as I tried to follow the path laid out by Cary...
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Menton, dubbed “The Pearl of France”, has provided a location for over 60 films since 1934, starting with Marcel Carné’s La Pension Mimosa. Other films made in Menton include Mobius (2013) and The...
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Menton – The Cocteau connection
It’s tempting to think that embarking on any kind of trail will be a long and arduous one. However in just two days searching for film locations on the Côte d’Azur, I’d visited Nice, Eze, Roquebrune...
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Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat – at home with Jean Cocteau
Although it was once best known as a pirate haunt, the small town of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat became popular with film royalty in the 20th century, when the building of the The Grand Hôtel du Cap Ferrat...
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, James Bond’s French home – Part One
“When I see Villefranche, I see my youth again. Pray Heaven it may never change” Jean Cocteau on Villefranche-sur-mer When considering which part of the Côte d’Azur might be most recognisable from TV...
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, James Bond’s French home – Part Two
In the first part of my Villefranche-sur-Mer tour I discovered numerous film locations, but those were just some of town’s cinema connections. By the harbour in Villefranche-sur-Mer Rue Obscure Built...
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Cannes, Part One – The Carlton Cannes
In Cannes, there’s only one hotel that matters. The Carlton. OK, so that’s not strictly true. There are dozens of fantastic hotels dotted around the city that’s best known for being the home of the...
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Cannes, Part Two – Film Festival city
There are few film fans who don’t think of glamorous movie stars, red carpets and film premieres when they hear the name Cannes. I’d already spent around a week in the Côte d’Azur when I arrived in the...
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Cagnes-sur-Mer – from swashbuckling to silent cinema
The Côte d’Azur has its fair share of picturesque towns and villages, with the port of Cagnes-sur-Mer famous for its connections to painters including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who lived at Domaine des...
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Saint-Paul de Vence – An escape for the stars
In many of the towns and villages I visited on my Côte d’Azur tour, the main reason was to find out where a film or TV series had been made. With Saint-Paul de Vence, I discovered where the actors...
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Antibes, Part One – From Bond to The Big Blue
Located on the coast between Nice and Cannes, the small town of Antibes packs a lot of history into a small area. Dating back to the 5th Century and its time as a Greek colony, Antibes’ recent history...
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Antibes, Part Two – Visiting Juan-les-Pins
In part one, I looked at some of the film locations in Antibes, the picturesque town situated between Nice and Cannes. Juan-les-Pins is a small town just a few miles from the centre of Antibes, famous...
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Grasse – Perfume capital of the world
Although known by many as the perfume capital of the world, the Côte d’Azur town of Grasse is also famous for its museums and film connections. The reason Grasse become known as a purveyor of fine...
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Mougins – Where film, cuisine and art collide
The worlds of film, cuisine and art collide in the village of Mougins, a small place with a large amount to see and savour. Mougins’ film connections are varied, partly stemming from its close...
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Vallauris – home of Picasso and Jean Marais
Dubbed the Town of Clay thanks to its historical connections to the ceramics industry, the Côte d’Azur town of Vallauris also has strong films links in the shape of the late actor and artist, Jean...
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Meeting the locals on the Côte d’Azur
During my stay in the Côte d’Azur I was lucky enough to meet a variety of people with an interest in the film heritage of the area. One of the first was the owner of a 1965 Porsche 365 Speedster, Mr...
View ArticleBehind the scenes on the Côte d’Azur
For the last few months I’ve been documenting my trip around the Côte d’Azur, highlighting some of the best known films and location along the coast. While I’ve added my videos to the YouTube Channel,...
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Silence on tourne!
I may have focused heavily on classic movies in this blog, but the Côte d’Azur is still a popular location for filmmakers around the world, a land of inspiration for movie directors, writers, artists...
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An interview with the French Riviera Film Commission
In my previous post I mentioned some of the work of the The French Riviera Film Commission, a key organisation required by film companies when they’re planning to shoot in the Côte d’Azur. I wanted to...
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