• Director(s):

    MARTINO (BERNARD)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, PB PRODUCTIONS

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2003

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV

This documentary revisits the legend of Saint-Tropez, exploring both the myth and the realities of life in the famous village....

Saint-Tropez revolves around the few months of the summer season, but the locals, the "residents" (who may or may not live there all year round, and are a mixture of pensioners and the fabulously rich), and the tourists who stay in rented accommodation, on yachts, in hotels or on campsites see the village differently. Then there is its history, indissociable from the striking personalities who created or contributed to the legend of Saint-Tropez at different periods, the beauty of the setting (or what is left of it) and sometimes conflicting visions of its future...
Against the backdrop of the four seasons, the village is like a stage on which, for a few months of each year, a variation on the eternal theme of hedonism and the quest for sensual stimulation is played out in front of a private audience.