Go beyond the big screen and explore the real places that inspired
some of the greatest films of all time – brought to life through
comprehensively researched text and stunning hand-drawn artwork.
Travel journalist Sarah Baxter reveals 25 essential cinematic
destinations around the globe, spanning different decades, directors
and movie genres. Full-page colour illustrations instantly transport
you to each location. You’ll find that these places are not just
backdrops to the tales told, but characters in their own right. Travel
to the sweeping deserts of Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan, escape to
the tumbling hills of San Francisco as seen in
Hitchcock’s Vertigo or lose yourself in the cobbled lanes of In
Bruges. Featured locations: London, England, Paddington Wells,
England, Hot Fuzz Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, The Wicker Man
Belchite & the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain, Pan’s Labyrinth
Montmartre, Paris, France, Amélie Bruges, Belgium, In Bruges
Görlitz, Germany, The Grand Budapest Hotel Fårö, Sweden, Persona
Salzburg, Austria, The Sound of Music Rome, Italy, La Dolce Vita
Matmata & Tozeur, Tunisia, Star Wars: A New Hope Wadi Rum, Jordan,
Lawrence of Arabia Mumbai, India, The Lunchbox Hong Kong, China, Enter
the Dragon Seoul, South Korea, Parasite Tokyo, Japan, Lost in
Translation Outback, Australia, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of
the Desert Karekare Beach, New Zealand, The Piano Alberta, Canada, The
Revenant Philadelphia, USA, Rocky San Francisco, USA, Vertigo
Brooklyn, New York, USA, Do the Right Thing Dead Horse Point State
Park, Utah, USA, Thelma & Louise Jamaica, Dr No Cusco & Machu Picchu,
Peru, The Motorcycle Diaries Discover some of the world’s most
fascinating cinematic places and the films that celebrate them. Each
book in the Inspired Traveller's Guides series offers readers a
fascinating, informative and charmingly illustrated guide to
must-visit destinations round the globe. Also from this series,
explore intriguing: Artistic Places, Spiritual Places, Literary
Places, Hidden Places, Mystical Places and Wild Places.
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ISBN
9780711264311
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Quarto Publishing Group USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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