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Old Aug 6th, 2003, 10:04 PM
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What is your favorite movie filmed in Europe for the scenery?
Last night I was watching an old Grace Kelly movie with "Judy, Judy, Judy - his name has slipped my mind, filmed in the S. of France. What movie do you love to watch for the scenery? A Room With a View? Braveheart? Rob Roy? ???
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Old Aug 6th, 2003, 10:13 PM
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Cary Grant!!!! My mind is slipping. How could I forget Cary Grant's name!?
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Old Aug 6th, 2003, 11:03 PM
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It's old and daggy, but so am I: "The Sound of Music".
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Old Aug 6th, 2003, 11:51 PM
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The Godfather part 2, Braveheart ,
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 12:11 AM
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French Kiss and The Big Blue!!
 
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 02:27 AM
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Also To Catch A Thief, Three Coins in the Fountain, An Affair to Remember, Boy on a Dolphin and moving forward,
Room with a View, Tea with Mussolini, Up at the Villa and The Last Kiss (italian).
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 02:30 AM
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How could I possibly forget my favourite Shirley Valentine, especially as I've just been there and sat on Shirley's beach and visited the little taverna.
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 02:42 AM
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Shirley Valentine!!!! Of course!! I love the scene when she opens the window of her simple little Greek room and looks at the sea...
 
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 03:17 AM
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The Pink Panther
(Blake Edwards 1964; David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Wagner etc)
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 04:04 AM
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Summertime..KAtherine Hepburn in Venice
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 04:12 AM
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Love "The Quiet Man", just watched it again in preparation of our Ireland trip.
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Also thanks to Marisa Tomei and Morton Downey Jr. in "Only You" filmed on the Amalfi Coast which started me to visit this area. Been there now three times.

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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 04:49 AM
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Return of Martin Guerre with Gerard Depardeau, for the French Countryside, Stealing Beauty with Liv Taylor for the Italian.
 
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 04:54 AM
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Just saw the new Italian film Respiro last night. It was filmed in Sicily using locals, and is the story of how a small, poor fishing village deals with a mentally ill woman. A very gritty but beautiful look at day to day life in rural Sicily.
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 04:57 AM
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"The Talented Mr. Ripley" with Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwenyth Paltrow is filmed in several parts of Italy, including the south coast, Rome, Venice and San Remo. It looks great.
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 05:09 AM
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Eiger Sanction: 70's Clint Eastwood thriller with awesome Alps.

Before Sunrise: Sweet 90's love story set in Vienna with Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 06:48 AM
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Well, it isn't a *good* movie, but the redeeming factor of "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" is the quite stunning Italian scenery. The palace is actually Caserta (the domed rooftops were added with computer graphics), and the villa where they hide is at Lake Como. My 6 yo loves this movie, so I'm stuck watching it often.

"Roman Holiday" and "To Catch a Thief" (which, BTW, is the movie mentioned by the OP) are also good. For Ireland, I have to go with Ryan's Daughter -- again, not the best movie, but great visuals.
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 06:51 AM
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Waking Ned Devine: using the Isle of Man as a stand-in for Ireland.

Funny movie, beautiful scenery, and great soundrack.
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 06:59 AM
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oo, fun question...I second both Stealing Beauty and the Talented Mr. Ripley. They make me long for Italy.
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Old Aug 7th, 2003, 07:04 AM
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How about Jean de Florette, Swan in Love and Cinema Paradiso? Out of Africa is another favorite...and talk about outstanding soundtracks! OOOPS another idea for a good thread.
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