The ComDads (1983)
- Documented locations
- 6
- Year
- 1983
- Directed by
- Francis VEBER
- Original title
- Les Compères
- Cities
- Nice, Villefranche-sur-Mer
Nice, France
Belle Époque Palace inaugurated in 1913 on the Promenade des Anglais, famous for its pink dome and Royal lounge crowned with a glass roof designed by Gustave Eiffel. Designed by the architect Édouard-Jean Niermans, it is classified as a historical monument. The establishment was awarded a fifth star in August 2009.
The scene : 11 minJournalist Jean Lucas arrives at the Negresco; the hotel serves as his base for coming and going throughout the investigation.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
The scene : 12 minFrançois Pignon is scouring the Riviera hotel in search of his supposed son.
Nice, France
The scene : 1 hrSeated at the table, Lucas and Pignon listen to the former depressed teacher recount how his students nicknamed him "little poop."
Nice, France
The scene : 1 hr 11 minDisguised as a journalist, Lucas takes Tristan to a murder scene — but the teenager falls asleep in the car.
Nice, France
Monumental place in the center of Nice, featuring red arcade facades. Designed by Joseph Vernier and completed in 1863, it showcases neoclassical architecture.
The scene : 1 hr 12 minLucas and Tristan drive through the center of Nice in a police car.
Nice, France
Ruelle du Vieux-Nice, formerly Rue de la Juiverie, which housed the Jewish ghetto of the city until the 19th century. Listed as a historic monument.
The scene : 1 hr 13 minAt night, Lucas, Pignon, and Tristan rummage through the street's trash bins to retrieve compromising photos accidentally thrown away.