This road isn't known by this name anymore - it has since been split into Avenida Doutor Mário Soares and Avenida da Amizade, I'm just not sure what year that happened. The section youv can see below is now the Avenida da Amizade part. Anyway, the group of friends decide to head to Macau for some gambling and end up losing all their money before pawning their watches and winning it all back again, and then some. I'm not convinced how much of the Macau scenes were actualy filmed there but this image below is one of the shots in the middle of the sequence. The silhouetted building in the distance is the Hotel Lisboa. For a comparison of the same view before the hotel was built, you can see this page (second image down showing a similar aspect).
Showing posts with label Avenida da Amizade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Avenida da Amizade. Show all posts
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Friday, December 19, 2025
Expired - Ryan Kwanten (2021) - Pek Tou Fa Un, Avenida da Amizade
More Hong Kong/Macau hybrid geography. So Jack sees April leave the club (a Macau location), he then follows her through the streets of Hong Kong (such as Kansu Street) and then watches her go into her apartment building, which is back in Macau. This building with the curved windows is called "Pek Tou Fa Un" (a.k.a Marina Gardens) and is located on Avenida da Amizade.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
All About Ah Long - Chow Yun Fat (1989) - Avenida da Amizade, Macau
Another shot from the race finale as Ah Long races his bike around the R-Bend of the Guia Circuit. It's the home straight of the circuit but in usual times is the Avenida da Amizade. These days the view to the peninsula in the background (that's the still-standing Grand Lapa on the left hand side of the top image) is blocked by the current ferry terminal and it's associated road infrastructure.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Asia-Pol Secret Service - Wang Yu (1966) - Avenida do Dr. Oliveira Salazar, Macau
I think only old-school Macau historians will recognise this road name because it was later split and turned into both the Avenida Doutor Mário Soares and Avenida da Amizade. I'm not sure why the name changed but perhaps someone who knows better is able to comment below. Anyway, originally the road ran along the seaward side of the newly reclaimed land of Porto Exterior. This is the state of affairs that can be seen below - essentially it connected the north of the peninsula with the southern section at Avenida da Praia Grande. On it's long, meandering route it passed the old hydrofoil terminal - the distant advertising road arch in the background of image 1 marks roughly where that was. The kink in the road that the car is driving around in images 1 and 2 is still obvious today and is where the "Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau" (澳門雅辰酒店) now stands.
Images 3, 4 and 5 show the same road as it passes the bend at Praça de Ferreira do Amaral and its controversial (hence why it was removed and re-erected in Lisbon) statue. Note that this film was made before the construction of the Lisboa Hotel/Casino and so there is a fairly unrestricted view towards Guia lighthouse in the background (background right of image 4).
I believe the grey building in the background of image 4 & 5 was the "Liceu Nacional InFante D. Henriqueis" - a Portuguese-curriculum school that operated from the late 19th century all the waythrough to the handover. However, this building dated the 50s and was demolished in 2006.
Images 3, 4 and 5 show the same road as it passes the bend at Praça de Ferreira do Amaral and its controversial (hence why it was removed and re-erected in Lisbon) statue. Note that this film was made before the construction of the Lisboa Hotel/Casino and so there is a fairly unrestricted view towards Guia lighthouse in the background (background right of image 4).
I believe the grey building in the background of image 4 & 5 was the "Liceu Nacional InFante D. Henriqueis" - a Portuguese-curriculum school that operated from the late 19th century all the waythrough to the handover. However, this building dated the 50s and was demolished in 2006.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Strangers - John Simm (2018) - Legend Palace Hotel, Macau
David has gone to do his deed at a casino called the "Illusion Hotel and Casino". In reality it is the relatively new Legend Palace Hotel, built on the site of the fake Chinese fortress/temple at Fisherman's wharf. It's a really quick walk (< 3 mins) to the main ferry terminal.
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