Poll: France Outside of Paris
France is dominated by its capital and largest city, Paris; this is also noticeable in cinema. However, let's shine a light on a few of the country's other interesting places. Which French city apart from Paris has been the most interesting setting for films? (the films listed for each city are only examples to help voters' memories) Discuss here
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Monique Chaumette, Jacques Denis, Jacques Hilling, Paul Mercey, and Philippe Noiret in The Clockmaker (1974)
LYON A Lover's Return (1946); A Man Escaped (1956); Army of Shadows (1969); The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974); A Matter of Taste (2000) -
Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette (2006)
VERSAILLES La Marseillaise (1938); Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953); The Fire Within (1963); Ridicule (1995); Marie Antoinette (2006) -
Jean Gabin in Port of Shadows (1938)
LE HAVRE The Human Beast (1938); Port of Shadows (1938); The Brain (1969); The Fairy (2011); Le Havre (2011) -
A Room in Town (1982)
NANTES Lola (1961); God's Thunder (1965); Une Chambre en Ville (1982); Jacquot de Nantes (1991); Shall We Kiss? (2007) -
Rita Cadillac, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Martin Semmelrogge in Das Boot (1985)
LA ROCHELLE The Girls of La Rochelle (1962); Emile's Boat (1962); The Train (1973); A Bad Son (1980); Das Boot (1981) -
William Eythe and Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943)
LOURDES The Song of Bernadette (1943); Behold a Pale Horse (1964); The Judge and the Assassin (1976); The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007); Lourdes (2009) -
Pierre Fresnay and Raimu in Marius (1931)
MARSEILLE Marius (1931) and the rest of the 'Marseille trilogy'; The Count of Monte Christo (1943, i.a.); Borsalino (1970); French Connection II (1973); La French (2014) -
Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, and Jean-Pierre Rambal in The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials (1979)
SAINT-TROPEZ And God created Woman (1956); Bonjour Tristesse (1958); The Troops of St. Tropez (1964); The Annuity (1972); The Birdcage (1978) -
Lady Killer (1937)
CANNES Perfect Understanding (1933); Any Number Can Win (1963); An Almost Perfect Affair (1979); Le Film de Les Nuls (1994); French Kiss (1995) -
Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief (1955)
NICE À propos de Nice (1930); To Catch a Thief (1955); Bay of Angels (1963); Anthony Zimmer (2005); Brice de Nice (2005)