Anak - Vilma Santos (2000) - O'Brien Road, Wanchai

Watching the film, I thought this next shot was supposed to be the view from Josie's window in the apartment where she is employed, but perhaps it was just a transitional shot for the sequence where her employers callously cancel her holiday, take her passport and then lock her in their apartment while they go off on their own holiday.

Anyway, this image shows the view looking south along Thomson Road/O'Brien Road and so was most definitely captured from the walkway/footbridge above Wanchai MTR station. We've been in this area a couple of times in the last few months (Crossing Hennessy, Hafen der Düfte).

This lower image is from the opening sequence and shows a view along the footbridge but next to where it crosses Gloucester Road.

Shirley's World (TV Series) - Shirley MacLaine (1972) - Thomson Road, Wanchai

Back to the taxi drivers house and a look at some of the old buildings that used to stand along Thomson Road. All the buildings seen on film have since been demolished and redeveloped.

Shirley's World (TV Series) - Shirley MacLaine (1972) - Johnston Road, Wanchai

There's a nice big clue for this next location in the form of a street sign. You can just barely make out the words Lun Fat Street. The curvature of the road and the fact that trams are on it pretty much seals the deal as to where we are. Look carefully at the background and you will just catch a glimpse of the old shophouse block that was turned into the rather nice looking "Pawn" restaurant.

The car pulls across the street and then turns into Thomson Road where the taxi driver lives.