THEME EXPLORATION

French Riviera noir

19 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 · Marcel Carné
Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
1937 · Julien Duvivier
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Batman
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard Switzerland/France

His films like 'Contempt' and 'À bout de souffle' deconstruct the glamour and moral corruption of the Riviera and modern French society through a noir lens.

 Claude Chabrol France

His psychological thrillers set on the Côte d'Azur, including 'This Man Must Die,' expose bourgeois hypocrisy and hidden crimes beneath the region's beautiful surface.