The Dordogne Valley: An ideal film location

Tuesday, March 14

Commarque

Just a few of the many films that have been filmed in this area:

• 1970 Le boucher, of Claude Chabrol in Trémolat
• 1972 Colinot trousse chemise, of Nina Companeez in Saint Cybranet and Sarlat
• 1977 Les Duellistes, of Ridley Scott in Sarlat, Vitrac, Tursac and Commarque
• 1981 Histoire d'Adrien, of Jean Pierre Denis in Saint Léon sur l'Isle, Marsac, Douzillac, Périgueux
• 1982 Les Misérables, of Robert Hossein in Monpazier, Sireuil, Sarlat and Saint Cyprien
• 1983 La Palombière, of Jean Pierre Denis in St Léon sur l'Isle
• 1985 Le voyage incertain, of Jean-Louis Lignerat in Sarlat, Commarque, Tursac and Terrasson
• 1985 Plenty, of Fred Schepisi, with Meryl Streep and Sam Neill in Hautefort and Montignac
• 1986 Champ d'honneur, of Jean Pierre Denis in Saint Léon sur l'Isle
• 1987 L'inspecteur mène l'enquête, of Claude Chabrol in Brantôme
• 1988 Le Grand Chemin, of Jean Louis Hubert in Issigeac
• 1988 Périgord Noir, of Nicolas Ribowski in Meyrals, Castels, Le Coux and Le Buisson
• 1988 La Soule, of Michel Sibra in Issigeac, Bannes, Beaumont
• 1989 Les Bois Noirs, of Jacques Deray in Périgueux and Clermont de Beauregard
• 1989 Les Enfants de Lascaux, of Maurice Bunio in Montignac and Commarque

• 1990 Les Dames Galantes, of Jean-Charles Tacheilla in Sarlat, Losse and Beynac
1990 Jean Galmot aventurier, of André Maline in Monpazier and Montfort
• 1991 Becoming Colette, of Danny Huston in Périgueux, Fanlac and Sarlat
• 1993 La fille de d'Artagnan, of Bertrand Tavernier in Sarlat, Commarque and Biron
• 1994 La rivière Espérance, of Josée Dayan, based on the book of Christian Signol, filmed on the Dordogne river itself
• 1996 Les Visiteurs, of J.-M. Poiré in Beynac

Chocolat with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp in Beynac
• 1991 Cinderella or Forever After with Drew Barrymore in Sarlat and Hautefort
• 1998 Jeanne d'Arc, of Luc Besson in Sarlat