Showing posts with label Code 46. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Code 46. Show all posts

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Code 46 - Tim Robbins (2003) - Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

When Robbins finally returns home (after an accident that winds him up in hospital), the shots indicate he is in a hospital right in the middle of Central. Cue some rather nice images of the buildings surrounding the harbour before the zoom in (lower photo) between Jardine House and Exchange Square to indicate where the hospital is supposed to be.

Code 46 - Tim Robbins (2003) - Riviera Gardens, Tsuen Wan

On his return home, we see a shot of what appears to be Riviera Gardens in Tsuen Wan (seen from the south) as Robbins' car makes its way back home.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Code 46 - Tim Robbins (2003) - View from the Peak, Hong Kong

Here's another one of those films with a very limited connection to Hong Kong. It's set in a future where the population is controlled via screening and travel is limited to those who can get temporary insurance cover (issued as small cards called "papeles") in order to enter and exit major cities around the world. Tim Robbin's is a fraud investigator sent to Shanghai to find out who is behind the issue of some fake cards.

Towards the end of the film, Robbins' character mentions that he has to return to Seattle where his family live, but on film the establishing shots for his home life are all of Hong Kong. The credits mention the movie was shot on location but Hong Kong really seems to feature in a very small way.

Anyway, the first glimpse of Hong Kong we see is a night shot from the Peak area looking down to the harbour. The angle looks as though the camera was most likely positioned close to the junction with Peak Road and Magazine gap Road.