To see one movie is to travel from the sofa. While we repeat the pleasant gesture of eating popcorn on autopilot, our mind is capable of transporting itself to any place in the world. And suddenly, there comes that moment when our eyes make sparkles and we know that this scenario that we are seeing on the screen is going to become in our next destination.
Giggster , the platform to find and book filming locations, has created a ready in which the countries are revealed, and also specific places, that parade in the walk of fame of the filming . The number of films that have chosen these scenarios have given them a classification in which Spain has also slipped.
The filming locations they don't always happen in a four-walled studio. Thus, the vicious circle begins in which a film chooses its setting for its popularity or said setting acquires its fame precisely because of the film. In one way or another, there are not a few places that have repeated their role in different titles. How many sound like you?
The Mallo (Almodóvar) family in Paterna, Valencian Community.
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In this ranking from which many of our next trips will surely come out, the winning triad goes to USA . And the first place leaves no room for surprise: Central Park rises as the winning location , with a total of 352 films shot inside.
Since 1908 it has been the famous New York park starring in the movies. In this case, we are talking about films like many of Woody Allen classics like Breakfast with diamonds , and some more recent ones like Nice to meet you either The Avengers , but there are not a few series that also made room for it in their chapters, such as the acclaimed Gossip Girl.
With 236 titles behind him, second place goes to Bronson Canyon, IN California . Famous for its settings for westerns, this location in Griffith Park in Los Angeles has had its appearance in classics such as Bonanza , but also some that move away from the genre, such as the Batman from 1966.
New York (by Annie Hall) from above.
And the bronze medal falls on the shoulders of California again, this time in the Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park . His closeness to Hollywood has earned him a role in 207 films, including, three of star trek.
Despite the fact that North America monopolizes most of the spotlights, with a fourth place for Niagara Falls and a sixth for Monument Valley in Arizona, at the top of the classification there is also room for Trafalgar Square, in London , in fifth place, and a seventh place for our beloved Cabo de Gata.
Its infinite landscapes, paradisiacal beaches and virgin coves have catapulted this area of Almeria to the top of both international and national productions. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Assassin's Creed either Talk to her , among many others, chose the Spanish stage as a filming location, a total of 80 films.
La La Land takes us on a tour of Los Angeles in general and the Griffith Observatory in particular.
The top ten is completed by famous locations such as the Eiffel Tower, the Griffith Observatory from Los Angeles and the Old Royal Naval College From london.
SPAIN SCALE POSITIONS
If we look at countries in general, the list is slightly modified. that's where Spain reaches fourth place , with his appearance in 112 films. Although we know that a lot of responsibility at the national level falls on Almodovar , also international titles such as La Star Wars, Fast & Furious 6 or the recent Uncharted have chosen the country to plant the cameras.
The gold medal for goalscoring goes to the United States which, largely thanks to Hollywood, appears in a total of 1,123 films. United Kingdom in second place (187 films) and Canada In the third (143 films) are the countries that top the list, while France, Italy, Ireland, Australia, Germany and Mauritius complete the top ten in that same order.
Star Wars in Seville.
The cinema will continue to be one of our personal travel guides . Our favorite movies also become travel wishes, destinations where we won't stop photographing and fantasizing about iconic scenes.
If we say Call me by your name, we moved to Italy . The same happens with Love Actually and London , with amelie and Paris , and so on with an infinite string of titles that have managed to make us fall in love with their locations long before stepping on them with our own feet.