La Moustache - Vincent Lindon (2005) - Tai Kok Tsui Elevated Road, Kowloon

Back to my mainstay of foreign/overseas film productions now and I have managed to grab hold of a copy of the 2005 French film, La Moustache. The story revolves around the seemingly psychological fallout from a guy, Marc (Vincent Lindon), deciding to shave off his signature moustache. All things are not as they seem and it's one of those films where you no longer know what is supposed to be real and what isn't.

Anyway, after shaving off his moustache and spending some time in is native Paris seemingly going mad, Marc heads to the airport to escape being committed and buys a ticket for the next available flight, which happens to be to Hong Kong.

Cue our opening Hong Kong-based shots as Marc sits in cab, apparently on his way downtown from the airport. However, this first sequence is a car-shot one filmed driving north along the elevated highway that runs above Tai Kok Tsui Road.

The shot opens on the Tai Kok Tsui HSBC building (top image), which has subsequently been obscured by the newly built "Floriant Rise" development. The following screen captures show the view - looking west from the flyover - along Ka Shin Street (Skyway House at the far end), Fuk Chak Street, Li Tak Street and finally Ivy Street with the McDonalds in the foreground.