ITALY – Venice, San Nicolo Monastery at Lido // Moonraker (1979)
In “Moonraker”, the MI6 hosts a secret monastery base in the Brazilian jungle. The monastery is real – but you won’t find it in the jungle.
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Pursuit at the Palazzo
ITALY – Venice, Palazzetto Pisani & Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello // Moonraker (1979) & Casino Royale (2006)
Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venice has a special place in Bond history: Two different Bonds pursue two different Bond Women at the same location. We can’t blame him: The Palazzo really is a magic place!
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A Venice Love Affair
ITALY – Venice, Fondamente Misericordia // Moonraker (1979)
“Moonraker” presents a Venice full of love and action. One area combines both – without being too crowded. This is, why you should visit Cannaregio!
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ITALY – Venice, Fondamente Misericordia // Moonraker (1979)
“Moonraker” presents a Venice full of love and action. One area combines both – without being too crowded. This is, why you should visit Cannaregio!
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Andiamo, Bondola!
ITALY – Venice, Calle Lunga Santa Catarina & Ponte Foscarini & Squero di San Trovaso & Fondamenta Briati // Moonraker (1979)
A Bond film needs a chase – and since this is the water city Venice, there has to be a gondola chase. Instead of cars, planes or motorcycles Bond uses a a motorised gondola that can morph into a hovercraft: the Bondola!
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Paris Underground
FRANCE – Paris, Les Catacombes & Coltrival // Moonraker (1979)
Parts of the “Moonraker” rocket station are set in a subterranean maze. The location is partly a studio set and partly a real place: the Paris underground. Continue reading
Shattered Glass
ITALY – Venice, Murano Glass Museum & Venini Furnace // Moonraker (1979)
In “Moonraker” James Bond shatters a lot of glass all over Venice. Many locations are real, some are a set. Now HuntingBond rediscovered, what was long thought to be filmed at a studio: the glass furnace!
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Pompidou Palace
FRANCE – Paris, Centre George Pompidou // Moonraker (1979)
Paris is the city of the Belle Époque – with a futuristic space hub right in its heart, the Centre Pompidou. Good for “Moonraker”! Continue reading
A Walk in the Park
FRANCE – Paris, Bois de Boulogne & Zenith de Paris // Moonraker (1979)
“Moonraker” brings Bond to France – after he pushes Jaws into an African circus tent and moves on to Brazil. But why film abroad, when you can have both Africa and Brazil in Parisian parks? Continue reading