Nicolas Altmayer and his partner Mathilde Favier lost their lives this Monday, August 17, in a car accident. Nice loses the producer of the film “Brice de Nice” who gave the Bay of Angels its most iconic character.
Nicolas Altmayer and Mathilde Favier tragically died in a road accident this Monday, August 17, around 4 p.m., according to the Niort prosecutor’s office.
The deputy prosecutor of Niort states that the couple “collided with a heavy goods vehicle traveling in the opposite direction while overtaking another vehicle” on a departmental road in Airvault, in Deux-Sèvres. An investigation for involuntary manslaughter has been opened by the prosecutor’s office to determine the exact circumstances of the tragedy.
Nicolas Altmayer and the Côte d’Azur
Nice mourns a figure in the film world who managed to shine a light on the Bay of Angels in his famous film “Brice de Nice” in 2005. Nicolas Altmayer and his brother Éric decided to trust James Huth and Jean Dujardin, giving birth to the famous Brice. Without Nice, Brice would not have been Brice de Nice. There on the Military Baths beach, patiently waiting for the long-awaited wave.
The producer decided to highlight the radiant landscapes of the Côte d’Azur. At the Victorine studios, from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Mandelieu-la-Napoule. But not just by perfectly imitating the nonchalant character of young southerners as in the mythical scene at Rossetti Square. The blonde-haired character succeeded in immersing the entire world with its 4.3 million viewers.
Ten years later, while filming Brice 3, the surfer had become a reference. At the Military Baths beach, Jean Dujardin explained during filming that he was “an attraction”, proof that he had succeeded in marking the collective imagination of Nice. To such an extent that the rechargeable stations of the City of Nice bear his name: prise de Nice.
The man behind Brice
Nicolas Altmayer was not limited to just this burlesque comedy. At 61 years old, he was the producer and directed SNC Catalogue MC with his brother Éric Altmayer.
In 2017, he was the winner of the Daniel Toscan du Plantier Prize. He left a lasting mark on French cinema through the “OSS 117” series, the art film “Saint Laurent” by Bertrand Bonello, and more recently “Monsieur Aznavour”.
The “godfather of cinema” as described by Franck Gastambide, has left this world, leaving behind the memory of a genius of the seventh art.
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