On the filming locations of cult movies in Provence

Love and adventure are there for all in the Alpes de Haute Provence

The Horseman on the Roof, a film by Jean-Paul Rappeneau

What would you say to discovering Provence, its history and landscapes… in love story mode? Get ready to watch The Horseman on the Roof by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The story, inspired by the novel by Jean Giono, recounts the year 1832 when Provence was devastated by cholera. We see Provencal landscapes from on high as we follow the adventure of a young Italian hussar named Angelo. Exiled in France for a mysterious mission and wanted by the Austrians, his ony hiding place is the roofs of Manosque. Spoiler: a tender love story between the young hussar and a young woman named Pauline will be born between the torments of war and cholera…

Père fils thérapie! A film by Emile Gaudreault

Could mountains have soothing properties? In the movie Père fils thérapie ! by Émile Gaudreault, it’s reconciliation time in this movie which takes place in the Gorges du Verdon. Follow the amusing story of a father and his son who can’t bear each other, sent forcibly by their relations on a reconciliation training course in the mountains. A “Father and son adventure” in the bewitcing setting of the Verdon, with its cliffs, valleys and breath taking landscapes, a good idea for your holidays in France. Released in 2016, you’ll recognize the actors Richard Berry and Jacques Gamblin.

When love takes over in the Gard

Ici tout commence, a sitcom by Coline Assous, Eric Fuhrer and Othma

Welcome to the Gard, on the filming locations of Ici tout commence! This successful sitcom by Coline Assous, Eric Fuhrer and Othman has won over its audience ever since it was launched. Filmed in Saint Laurent d’Aigouze in the Château de Calvières, of which part is listed a Historical Monument, there are some great names of the movie world such as Francis Huster or Vanessa Demouy… The story takes place in one the best cookery schools in France: l’institut Auguste Armand. Behind the stoves, a tangle of love stories and conflicts, that even the beauty of the Camargue settings cannot soothe… The spectator is swept away.

 

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Tandem, a sitcom by Jérémy Marcus

Are you wondering where Tandem, Jérémy Marcus’ sitcom was shot? In the Gard, yet again! Several episodes have their settings in the typical towns of Aigues-Mortes, Saint-Maurent and even the quarter of Port-Camargue in Le Grau du Roi. Follow the adventures of two police colleagues… an ex-husband and wife, who do their best to work as a team in their jobs and at home in their everyday life with their two children. A story with Astrid Veillon and Stéphane Blancafort where professional and private lives mingle and that we’ve been enjoying since 2016.

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A holiday feeling in the Vaucluse

Swimming Pool, a movie by François Ozon

The movie Swimming Pool will be sure to give you ideas for holidays in France. François Ozon takes us into a sublime home in the Luberon, in the little village of Ménerbes. And here we find Sarah Morton, a detective story writer suffering from a lack of inspiration, who has come to relax in the villa of her publisher, who had also been her lover. To Sarah’s great disappointment, it is not her lover who comes to visit but his daughter, a charming young woman full of qualities who kindles the author’s feelings of jealousy, and also stimulates her writing…

Mr Bean’s Holiday, a movie by Steve Bendelack

Looking for a fun film for a change? Look no further and leave for a holiday under the Provencal sun with the bizarre Mr. Bean. From Cavaillon to Avignon, and from Sault to Oppède, roam the landscapes of Provence in the quirky adventures full of twists of this strange character. How does it start? He is the lucky winner of a week’s holiday in the south, plus a camera… He meets the famous filmmaker Emil Duchevsky and his son. A meeting which will sure to upset his holiday!