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The roundabout in Ho Chi Minh City appears in Disney’s blockbuster Artemis Fowl |
* Ho Chi Minh City can be seen in the Disney’s blockbuster Artemis Fowl, which hit cinemas this March. Many audience members have noticed the roundabout near the post office near Lon (Big) Market, where a statue of Phan Dinh Phung stands.
This science fiction film was adapted from a novel of the same name by Irish author Eoin Colfer. It is about Artemis Fowl, a clever boy born into a notorious criminal family. The film was scheduled to hit cinemas on May 29. However, the producers decided to debut it exclusively on Disney+ because movie theaters have been closed due to COVID-19.
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A scene in the film The Lover |
* Almost all of the scenes in the 1991 French film, L’amant (The Lover) were shot in Ho Chi Minh City. The film tells a love story between a young man of Chinese origin and a French girl. They meet each other on Vinh Long-Sa Dec ferry and fall in love at first sight. However, they have to part because of their cultural differences and family backgrounds.
The film director Jean-Jacques Annaud made fact-finding trips to Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines but at last, he chose Vietnam because of the suitable background. Sai Gon (present day Ho Chi Minh City) appeared in the movie with bustling and lavish streets. The movie was nominated for the 1992 Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
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The Spanish film “Thi Mai, Rumbo in Vietnam” was debuted in 2018 |
* Almost all of the scenes in the Spanish film “Thi Mai, Rumbo in Vietnam” which debuted in 2018, were shot in Vietnam, including Hanoi. The film is about the journey to find the main character’s adopted Vietnamese grandchild after her daughter died in an accident. When arriving in Vietnam, The main character “Carmen” and her two close friends encounter numerous difficulties and problems due to language and cultural gaps.
With humorous and touching scenes, audiences can find familiar places in Hanoi, such as Chuong Duong bridge, The Huc Bridge, Dong Xuan Market, crowded streets, and sidewalk shops.
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The poster of Kong: Skull Island |
* Ha Long Bay appears on the poster of the movie Kong: Skull Island by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts which hit cinemas in 2017. In the film, Kong, a giant monster, lives amongst beautiful limestone islets.
Other scenes in the movie were shot in Ninh Binh province and Phong Nha cave in Quang Binh province. Vietnam’s mountains and forests appear majestic and untouched in the film.
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Van Long Lagoon in the movie Kong: Skull Island |
* Van Long Lagoon in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province appears in Kong: Skull Island. The lagoon is ideal for a weekend visit. Tourists can sit on boats, visit the vast lagoon, and contemplate the rich limestone ecosystem.
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Tam Coc-Bich Dong chosen as the main setting of this Chinese film |
* Ninh Binh is also a place to cultivate the tragic love of two girls, Chenan and Liming, in the Chinese film “The daughter of a gardener of medicinal herbs” debuted in 2006.
Tam Coc-Bich Dong was chosen as the main setting of the movie, simulating land with a valuable garden of medicinal herbs. To create a more natural looking environment, no special effects were used in almost all of the beautiful nature scenes in the film. Other scenes were shot in Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Ha Tay, Hanoi.
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In En Cave in the US blockbuster Pan |
* The 2015 US blockbuster Pan shot many scenes in Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh province and En Cave, the world’s third largest cave in Quang Binh province. The film is about the character Peter Pan, an orphan who was kidnapped and brought to Neverland, a fantasy world.
The entrance to the cave was used in the long and fascinating scene of the film. In mid 2014, the film-crew came to Vietnam to film in 3D and take photos of the cave for post-production. Actors acted in front of a green screen and the scene and actors’ acting were matched later.
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Hue Royal Palace appears in the movie Indochine |
* The French movie Indochine won a 1992 Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film is set in Vietnam during the French colonial period through the eyes of the plantation owner Éliane Devries. The film was shot in Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh, and Hue Royal Palace.
Source: Vnexpress
Translated by Mai Huong