If you have been following this blog for a while you may recall this same area stood in for Brasil many years ago for the opening scenes of Largo Winch. You can see the same blue/green corrugated iron shack in both films (image 3).
Showing posts with label Largo Do Cais. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Largo Do Cais. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
The Last Time I Saw Macao - João Rui Guerra da Mata (2012) - Largo do Cais, Macau
The story moves on a few metres to the Largo do Cais - the main square on Coloane where the old ferry pier is located (these days Taipa and Coloane, formerly two separate islands, have been merged via the Cotai Strip). As with the rest of the film, the footage appears to be candid stuff of the locals going about their business, incorporated into the story via the post-production soundtrack. In this case we are led to believe that the shop owners here are all members of the mysterious gang that has been after Da Mata and his friend Cindy throughout the film.
If you have been following this blog for a while you may recall this same area stood in for Brasil many years ago for the opening scenes of Largo Winch. You can see the same blue/green corrugated iron shack in both films (image 3).
If you have been following this blog for a while you may recall this same area stood in for Brasil many years ago for the opening scenes of Largo Winch. You can see the same blue/green corrugated iron shack in both films (image 3).
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Largo Winch - Tomer Sisley (2008) - Coloane Part 2 - Largo Do Cais, Macau
A rather apt setting considering the name of the film. Largo do Cais is the small square that fronts the old Coloane pier. This is the area where Largo comes out from having his tattoo to confront the thugs.
Other than the tattoo hut, the buildings in the vicinity are all still there so I can only assume they were real and not created solely for the film. Look carefully on the right of the bottom picture and you can just make out the edge of the old pier. Perhaps the most striking thing is that since the film was shot, builders have managed to build a whole new building in the space on the left of the bottom picture - you can see it on the left of the top picture below.
On this lower picture you can see the tiled picture (of a boat) on the floor that was also captured in the film (screen grab #3). In the film the tattoo hut was in the gap between there and the blue building on the left.
Other than the tattoo hut, the buildings in the vicinity are all still there so I can only assume they were real and not created solely for the film. Look carefully on the right of the bottom picture and you can just make out the edge of the old pier. Perhaps the most striking thing is that since the film was shot, builders have managed to build a whole new building in the space on the left of the bottom picture - you can see it on the left of the top picture below.
On this lower picture you can see the tiled picture (of a boat) on the floor that was also captured in the film (screen grab #3). In the film the tattoo hut was in the gap between there and the blue building on the left.
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