To Catch A Thief, Alfred Hitchcock
Release date: 1955
Synopsis: A long retired cat burglar finds himself mixed up in a jewelry heist on the Côté d'Azur.
The location: The Carlton Hotel in Cannes, where room 623 is baptized the Alfred Hitchcock suite.
And God Created Woman by Roger Vadim
Release date: 1956
Synopsis: An alluring orphan of 18-years-old stirs the interest of a nightclub owner in Saint-Tropez.
The location: Saint-Tropez
Hello Sadness by Otto Preminger
Release date: 1958
Synopsis: The cinematographic adaptation of Françoise Sagan's best-seller, followering the summer wonderings of a 17-year-old Parisienne and her widowed yet fickle father in a beautiful villa in the South of France.
The location: The lively squares of St-Tropez and Monte-Carlo.
Any Number Can Win by Henri Verneuil
Release date: 1963
Synopsis: A former mobster, just out of prison, decides to organise a heist, robbing the Palm Beach casino in Cannes.
The location: The Residence Le Marly
Bay of Angels by Jacques Demy
Release date: 1963
Synopsis: A bank employee follows a friend to the Enghein casino where he wins the jackpot. The victory inspires him to fly to Nice where he meets Jackie, another gambling addict.
The location: La Promenade des Anglais au petit matin
The Troops of St. Tropez by Jean Girault
Release date: 1964
Synopsis: After a promotion, Cruchot, an old policeman leaves his small town in Provence for Saint-Tropez with his daughter Nicole.
The location: Place des Lices
Pierrot le Fou by Jean-Luc Godard
Release date: 1965
Synopsis: The story of Ferdinand, aka Pierrot le Fou and his girlfriend Marianne, chased by gangsters to the South of France.
The location: The deserted beaches of Porquerolles
Two for the Road by Stanley Donan
Release date: 1967
Synopsis: A couple with a rocky past take a last minute road trip of a road trip from London to the Côte d'Azur.
The locations: Beauvallon, Nice and Saint-Tropez
La piscine by Jacques Deray
Release date: 1969
Synopsis: Jean-Paul and Marianne spend their holidays in their villa in Saint-Tropez, yet their happiness is shaken by the arrival of Harry, bringing echoes of his past liasons with Marianne, and his daughter, Pénélope.
The location: The villa characteristic of the South of France.
Day for Night by François Truffaut
Release date: 1973
Synopsis: The films charts the production of a melodrama shot on the Côte d'Azur
The location: The Atlantic Hotel in Nice
Un moment d'égarement by Claude Berri
Release date: 1977
Synopsis: Two fathers leave on holiday with their 17-year-old daughters. One of the fathers finds himself seduced by the other's daughter.
The location: Pampelonne beach
Never Say Never Again by Irvin Kershner
Release date: 1983
Synopsis: James Bond has a new mission: stop the terrorist organisation Spectre, blow up two nuclear warheads stolen from the US.
The location: The casinos of Monaco
The Year of the Jellyfish by Christopher Frank
Release date: 1984
Synopsis: A complicated love interest twists this ordinary summer holiday, in which a mother-daughter duo come to sunbathe, bathe and eat lunch on the sands.
The location: The private beaches of Pampleonne
La Cité de la peur by Alain Berberian
Release date: 1994
Synopsis: A publicist comes to the Cannes Film Festival to present the new film Red is Dead, which strangely reflects a string of recent murders, capturing the world's attention.
The location: The croisette
La fille de Monaco by Anne Fontaine
Release date: 2009
Synopsis: A lawyer comes to Monte Carlo to plead the case of a 70-something murder, and falls under the charm of a young weather presenter.
The location: Monte Carlo in all its glory.
Heartbreaker by Pascal Chaumeil
Release date: 2010
Synopsis: A professional couple-breaker tries to split up a marriage in Monaco.
The location: Monte Carlo Bay Hotel
Rust and Bone by Jacques Audiard
Release date: 2012
Synopsis: An amputee orca trainer meets a former boxer.
The location: Marineland at Antibes
Magic in the Moonlight by Woody Allen
Release date: 2014
Synopsis: A magician heads to the Côte d'Azur to reveal to the world the young and beautiful Sophie Baker, a pretend medium.
The location: Menton and Monte-Carlo
Grace of Monaco by Olivier Dahan
Release date: 2014
Synopsis: At the start of the 1960s, Princess Grace of Monaco receives Alfred Hitchcock as a guest, who offers her a role in his next film. Depsite her promise to her husband to stop acting, she can't help but consider the role.
The location: Monaco
Les Estivants by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Release date: 2018
Synopsis: Anna tries to face up to a painful breakup, and heads for her family home on the Côte d'Azur.
The location: The beautiful villa of the Bruni Tedeschi family.
