Posted on 09/29/2015 2:13:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Residents in the southern French city of Nice were left gobsmacked after they witnessed men unfurling a Nazi banner over a public building. Thankfully it turned out there was nothing to panic about.
In hindsight it might have been a good idea for authorities in Nice to alert the public that a film about the Nazis was being made in town.
On Monday passersby were left speechless when an enormous Nazi banner was draped over the Palais de la Prefecture, a government building in Nice's Old Town.
A witness said that people were unsure if it was intended as a joke or to deliberately provoke the bystanders.
"As soon as two men appeared on the roof to unfurl the banner, a crowd started to shout," the bystander told the Nice-Matin newspaper.
"Obviously it caused some strong feelings."
Another witness, Andrew Gentry, told the BBC that the scene was surreal.
"People started screaming... they were really agitated," he said.
"There was nothing around to explain what was going on. The scene was just surreal."
Later in the day, local authorities were forced to issue a statement to reassure locals that the banner was nothing more than a prop for a film being made in the area, which is based on World War Two and directed by Canadian Christian Dugay.
The film, entitled "Le sac de billes" (A Bag of Marbles), is based on the memoirs of Joseph Joffo who fled Nazi-occupied Paris as a child.
The Palais de la Prefecture in Nice was being used as a replacement for the nearby Hotel Excelsior, which was actually used as a spot to round up Jewish people before taking them to the death camps during the war.
That wasn’t nice.
I guess CGI hasn’t made it across the pond.
The selfie sticks where thicker than french soldiers waving a white flag.
Just wait when the ISIS flag is unfurled. They will wish that they had the real Nazi’s back in town.
No telling how many lives would have been lost!
If they live that long.
Latest reports show that the homes in the area are flying white flags.
Lol.
“People started screaming... they were really agitated,”
And then they surrendered en masse.
Seriously why are these people on one hand having fits about this, but at the same time inviting 21st century Nazis in as “refugees”?
haha
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If I remember correctly, decades ago the same thing happened when “The Sound Of Music” was filmed and the local residents were not pleased by the (re)appearance of Nazi flags.
Just wait when the ISIS flag is unfurled. They will wish that they had the real Nazi’s back in town.
Oh brother. Liberals everywhere are pussies.
Uh, maybe not. Those guys were no walk in the park, Hogan's Heroes notwithstanding.
Imagine how the Austrians felt when Sound of Music was being filmed, even closer to the event.
Not nice.
Excellent point.
Filmmakers come to town and everyone is revolted. Oh Hollywood, your fame is known far and wide.
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