Thursday, September 14, 2017

Le Monocle Rit Jaune - Paul Meurisse (1964) - Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei

This is an interesting establishing shot that gives away a clue to the location at the end of the sequence. The only problem is that I am not sure which part of Temple Street this is.

After some prompting from Thomas Ngan, this is be the corner of Temple Street with Kansu Street. Temple Street followed a slightly different route in the 1960s - more in line with the section south of kansu Street - compared to today. The construction of the carpark (now in the process of being knocked down - 2021) shifted the road over to the east next to the Alhambra Building, but before then there was this block of houses between Temple Street and the Alhambra building. Anyway, thanks to Thomas for the nudge in the right direction.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Phil,

I believe the slight bend already gave the location (https://goo.gl/maps/HKHEvuTtHfN2).

T

Phil said...

Hi Thomas, so Kansu Street it is then? That means this must be stock footage from somewhere. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled and see if it pops up anywhere else.
Cheers
Phil

Anonymous said...

Hi Phil,

It's either Kansu Street or Jordan Road, as Temple Street only have to slight bends along its way. It's a matter to fixing the orientation of the shot, I guess. But that may be hampered by editing of the films.

T

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