Places Most Likely On Film
By Lonely Planet
Manhattan, New York
Woody Allen is perhaps Manhattan’s most famous mythologizer, recording its streets and people in a huge body of work that includes Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). There are loads of walking tours that can take you in and out of the nooks and crannies of Woody’s Manhattan: the delis; the bars; the Beekman Theatre; John’s Pizzeria; Elaine’s restaurant; the 59th St Bridge. Woody’s direction lovingly lingers on each location – encountering them in real life is almost exactly like the movie. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The 12th-century temples at Angkor Wat, or what remains of them, starred in the smash-hit actioner Tomb Raider (2001): their labyrinthine, decrepit mazes, shrines, platforms, alcoves and spires provided the perfect backdrop for Angelina Jolie’s gyrations as curvaceous archaeologist Lara Croft. In real life the majesty of this mystical location is even more overwhelming than in the movie, and you might be moved to ponder the fact that a far greater intelligence than even Hollywood was behind it all, some 900 years ago.New Zealand
Peter Jackson’s mega-successful Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) really put New Zealand on the world stage. It’s no accident that the land of the Kiwi was chosen to portray the land of the hobbit: Jackson, a Kiwi himself, knew that places like Twizel and the south of the South Island, with their mountainous, rolling fields of green, would provide the perfect setting for Middle Earth. Of course, the locations were digitally enhanced for the final product, but there will still be enough similarity to provide kinky thrills for any LOTR fan.©2009 By Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd. All rights Reserve d
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