THEME EXPLORATION

French Riviera

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Alfred Hitchcock
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Decroux Film
Decroux Film
2016 · Shirley Clarke
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
Death in the Seine
Death in the Seine
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Jean-François Richet
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard Switzerland

His film 'Contempt' (1963) is set on the French Riviera and explores the clash between art and commerce against the Mediterranean backdrop.

 Claude Chabrol France

Multiple films including 'Harakiri' adjacent works and thrillers set along the Côte d'Azur, capturing bourgeois life and secrets in Riviera communities.