Filming will begin in just a few days, almost a year after what then appeared to be the end of an emblematic series. But with a few changes, and big ones. To relaunch More beautiful life, bought by TF1, the production teams decided to change certain characteristic settings, in particular. From now on, part of the scenes which take place on the square and in front of the Mistral bar will now be filmed outdoors, not in Marseille, but in the neighboring village of Allauch.
The announcement was made implicitly on social networks by the mayor of the town, Lionel de Cala. “The bar known in Allauch as the hostel bar will be transformed into a mistral bar on filming days, confirms to 20 minutes the councilor. The bar owner will be compensated on the days of filming. »
Thirty days of filming per year
The mayor also indicates that the scenes on the square in front of the Mistral will be filmed on the Allauch Town Hall square. “I am going to have a double agreement voted on at Thursday’s municipal council with TF1 and production, for 30 days of filming per year,” explains Lionel de Cala.
The previous Mistral bar, like the neighborhood, was inspired by real places existing in Marseille in the Panier district. Sets entirely reconstructed in the studio. This Wednesday afternoon, Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak inaugurates the new setting “Le bar du mistral” of the series in the historic studios of More beautiful life, in the Belle de Mai district of Marseille.