The French Republic (French: République française) or France (French: France, [fʁɑ̃s]) is a state that consists of a core region in Western Europe and several overseas regions. The constitution of the French Fifth Republic was adopted in 1958, since then the country has been a semi-presidential republic.
James Bond has visited France in Thunderball (pre-titles), Moonraker (film), Licence Renewed, and A View to a Kill (climbing the Eiffel Tower).
Characters
Many characters in Bond universe are of French origin. Two of Bond's biggest loves, Tracy Bond and Madeleine Swann (and Bond's daughter, Mathilde Swann) are of French heritage. Intelligence officer René Mathis is one of Bond's most trusted friends and most frequently reoccurring characters. With villains; Le Chiffre, Max Zorin (ethnically German with French citizenship) and Nick Nack are some of the best known ones.
Locations
Several times James Bond has been to the France; the places he has been to include:
- Paris
- Eiffel Tower (A View To A Kill)
- Perpignan
- Palace of the Kings of Majorca (Licence Renewed)
- Chantilly
- Max Zorin's French Residence (A View To A Kill)
- Strasbourg (Nobody Lives for Ever)
- Unknown
- Bouvar's Château (Thunderball (film)
Behind the Scenes
Actors
Also a lot of Bond Girls actresses come from France, such as Claudine Auger as Domino, Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock, Eva Green as Vesper Lynd, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, Sophie Marceau as Elektra King, Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes and Bérénice Marlohe as Sévérine.
Shooting locations in film
Thunderball
- Château d'Anet (Chapel, Jacques Bouvar's villa)
- No. 35 Avenue d’Eylau, Paris (SPECTRE headquarters)
A View to a Kill
- Château de Chantilly (Max Zorin's residence in France)