Films that moved us … literally Have you ever seen a film which made you want to go to the place where the film was made?
Films that moved us…
literally
Have you ever seen a film which made you want
to go to the place where the film was made?
Sometimes when you see a film the
sense of place is so strong that it
makes you think:
‘ I have to go there some day’…
This film is set in the 1990s on a small
tropical island. It is based on a best selling
book by Alex Garland and it was directedby Danny Boyle.
It’s about a young
traveller who finds
a group of young
people living on a
beautiful,
uninhabited island.
But paradise soon
turns into a
nightmare….
The film was shot on the beautiful island of
Phi Phi, in Thailand, which is now visited by
more than a million tourists every year.
This Trilogy of films won a total of 17 Oscars,
including Best Picture and Best Director.
Based on the books
written by JRR
Tolkien. They tell
the story of a
hobbit, Frodo
Baggins, who has
to try and destroy a
magic ring in order
to defeat the evil
forces of the Dark
Lord Sauron…
•The story is set in an imaginary land called Middle
Earth.
• All three films were filmed on location in New
Zealand.
The success of the films has attracted thousands of
tourists to the country, and a few years ago it was voted the
This film was nominated for 11
Oscars and it won seven
It’s about a Danish writerwho goes to Africa to helpher husband run a coffee
plantation. To hersurprise, she finds herselffalling in love with the
country, the people, and a mysterious white
hunter……
The story is set in Kenya
in 1914 and was shot onlocation in the Massai
National Park.Apart from the actors, the‘stars’ of the film are the
breathtaking scenery
and the exoctic wildlife, which look so beautiful, especially in the bigscreen.