Le Stuff’s Definitive Location Guide to Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic Film
Series Post #17
La Croisette and the cemetery in Cagnes-sur-mer
La Croisette
When we last saw John Robie (Cary Grant) he was struggling for his life in the middle of the night on the grounds of a beautiful villa located next to the Plage Passable in St Jean Cap Ferrat.
In the following scene Frances (Grace Kelly) and her mother (Jessie Royce Landis) walk down a busy street. A crowd has gathered around a newsstand and there is a palpable excitement concerning the latest headline.
“LE CHAT EST MORT!” (THE CAT IS DEAD!)
The cat, it seems, is indeed dead, but it’s not John Robie, it’s Monsieur Foussard.
This quick scene takes place in Cannes on the wide walkway that runs along the shore between La Croisette and the beach. Continue reading
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