Outside of the capital London, no other British city has attracted more filmmakers than Liverpool. Sometimes standing in for London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Rome, or Moscow, and sometimes playing itself or a version of its own past in Beatles biopics Liverpool is an adaptable filmic backdrop that has attracted filmmakers to its ports for decades. A place of passion, humor, and pride, Liverpool evokes caverns and cathedrals, ferries and football grounds; it is a city so vivid we see it clearly even if we ve never been there. From the earliest makers of moving images among them the Mitchell &...
Outside of the capital London, no other British city has attracted more filmmakers than Liverpool. Sometimes standing in for London, New York, Chicago...
Prague, the Hollywood of the East, has played an important role in the history of cinema and "World Film Locations: Prague" traverses the city s topography to examine an internationally diverse range of movies made in the Czech capital: landmark early films such as "Ecstasy," controversial due to the female nudity that catapulted Hedy Lamarr into stardom in the United States; Steven Soderbergh s biopic "Kafka," starring Jeremy Irons; adaptations of Kafka s literary works such as "The Trial," with a screenplay by Harold Pinter and starring Anthony Hopkins; and action blockbusters like "Mission...
Prague, the Hollywood of the East, has played an important role in the history of cinema and "World Film Locations: Prague" traverses the city s topog...
An extraordinarily beautiful city that has been celebrated, criticized, and studied in many films, San Francisco is both fragile and robust, at once a site of devastation caused by 1906 earthquake but also a symbol of indomitability in its effort to rebuild afterwards. Its beauty, both natural and manmade, has provided filmmakers with an iconic backdrop since the 1890s, and this guidebook offers an exciting tour through the film scenes and film locations that have made San Francisco irresistible to audiences and auteurs alike. Gathering more than forty short pieces on specific scenes from...
An extraordinarily beautiful city that has been celebrated, criticized, and studied in many films, San Francisco is both fragile and robust, at once a...
Sao Paulo is the largest city in South America and the powerhouse of Brazil s economy. A multi-racial metropolis with a diverse population of Asian, Arabic, and European immigrants as well as migrants from other parts of Brazil, it is a global city with international reach. Films set in Sao Paulo often replace the postcard images of beautiful tropical beaches and laidback lifestyles with working environments and the search for better opportunities. Bikinis and flip flops give way to urban subcultures, sport, entertainment, and artistic movements. The ability to transcend national boundaries,...
Sao Paulo is the largest city in South America and the powerhouse of Brazil s economy. A multi-racial metropolis with a diverse population of Asian, A...
Toronto is a changing city that has been a source of reflection and inspiration to writers and artists whose work focuses on the conditions and prospects of human life. A city on the move, it demands policies and regulation, and it offers the pleasures and perils of the massive and the anonymous. As a site of study, the city is inherently multidisciplinary, with natural ties to history, geography, sociology, architecture, art history, literature, and many other fields. "World Film Locations: Toronto"explores and reveals the relationship between the city and cinema using a predominately...
Toronto is a changing city that has been a source of reflection and inspiration to writers and artists whose work focuses on the conditions and prospe...
A megalopolis of more than twelve million inhabitants, Moscow is a city with a rich and varied history. In 1918, following the Revolution, Moscow became the capital of the Soviet Union, and it remained capital of the Russian Federation after 1991. Moscow s status as capital, from 1918 to the present, more or less coincides with its life on the silver screen, since there are very few preserved filmic depictions of the city from pre-Revolutionary years. In the Soviet era, film often served propaganda purposes; therefore, the image of Moscow on celluloid echoes the political ambitions of the...
A megalopolis of more than twelve million inhabitants, Moscow is a city with a rich and varied history. In 1918, following the Revolution, Moscow beca...
Havana is among the world s leading cinematic locales. In films made beyond the island as well as those created by local cineastes, Havana is depicted as a vibrant Caribbean city. The quantity and quality of the works representing this tropical cityscape attest to the prominence of this film location and underscore the need for a book dedicated to it. "World Film Locations: Havana"situates Havana as a modern city in prerevolutionary times, noting the architectural and cultural shifts evident during the revolution, and comments on recent reconfigurations of the city and its inhabitants in...
Havana is among the world s leading cinematic locales. In films made beyond the island as well as those created by local cineastes, Havana is depicted...
Founded by the Puritans in 1630 and the site of many of the American Revolution's major precursors and events (including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere s midnight ride, among others), Boston has playedand continues to playan influential role in the shaping of the historic, intellectual, cultural, and political landscapes of the United States. And Boston has a significantly rich tradition of cinematic representation. While Harvard is central to many of the films set in the Greater Boston area, "World Film Locations: Boston"considers the full spectrum of Boston s...
Founded by the Puritans in 1630 and the site of many of the American Revolution's major precursors and events (including the Boston Massacre, the Bost...
Celebrating Shanghai s rich cinematic history, the films covered here represent a lengthy time period, from the first Golden Age of Chinese Cinema in the 1930s to the city s status as an international production hub in 2013. Given the enduring status of Shanghai as the Paris of the East, World Film Locations: Shanghaiemphasizes the city s cosmopolitan glamour through locations that are steeped in cinematic exoticism, while also probing the reality behind the image by investigating its backstreets and residential zones. To facilitate this study of Shanghai s dual identity through...
Celebrating Shanghai s rich cinematic history, the films covered here represent a lengthy time period, from the first Golden Age of Chinese Cinema in ...
This volume of the World Film Locations series explores the city of Rome, a city rich in history and culture and imbued with a realism and romanticism that has captured the imaginations of filmmakers throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With over two and a half thousand years of continuing history, Rome has served as the setting for countless memorable films, creating a backdrop that spans all genres and emotions. "World Film Locations: Rome"takes the reader on a cinematic journey through the city with stops at key locations that include the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Via...
This volume of the World Film Locations series explores the city of Rome, a city rich in history and culture and imbued with a realism and romanticism...