On Location

Animated character floating above a rocky coastal landscape with a traditional Japanese building on a cliff edge.
On Location

Discover the Japanese fishing town that inspired Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo

by Adam Marshall

On a visit to the Edo-period town of Tomonoura, Adam Marshall explores the real – and imagined – backdrop to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films.
Car driving through countryside; Stately mansion; Lakeside with gazebo; Stately home on grounds
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On Location: The rural mansion from Night of the Demon

by Adam Scovell

Jacques Tourneur’s classic take on MR James’ Gothic chiller makes use of a partly-fictional English estate.
Man walking on pavement outside brick building. Grassy field with trees. Paved walkway among bushes. Silhouette of buildings against evening sky.
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On Location: The South London of Alan Clarke’s The Firm

by Adam Scovell

The British director’s controversial football hooligan drama makes great use of various domestic locales.
Street view with people; Cinema marquee reads "Première partie le départ"; Town street with red storefront; Lakeside scene with cloudy sky and lamp post.
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On Location: Scenes from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

by Adam Scovell

A walking tour of the French port town evokes a sense of wonder befitting Jacques Demy’s romantic musical.
Monochrome Tudor mansion, suburban street with cars, half-timbered cottage, cloudy sunset over houses.
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On Location: The houses in Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita

by Adam Scovell

As with many of his “American” features, the director utilised various settings around London.
Grainy street scene, people passing. Faded image of building exterior. Lush green landscape.
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On Location: Ringo’s wander in A Hard Day’s Night

by Adam Scovell

Retracing the Beatle’s solo stroll through West London in Richard Lester’s 1964 music film.
Old cinema building with graffiti-covered walls, a person standing in front of it.
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On Location: The graffiti wall from Sympathy for the Devil

by Adam Scovell

Visiting the West London residence featured in Jean-Luc Godard’s legendary Rolling Stones essay film.
Top left: Row of multi-storey buildings with shops and cafés on the ground floor, trees lining the street. Top right: Narrow alleyway between old buildings, with a courtyard and stairs visible. Bottom left: Residential buildings with cars parked on the street, trees lining the road. Bottom right: Ornate façade of a large building with wrought-iron balconies and windows.
On Location

On Location: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

by Adam Scovell

A visit to two London locations featured in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Technicolor masterpiece.
Man in suit walking through a doorway with "Blackworth Publishers" sign visible.
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On Location: The door from Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy

by Adam Scovell

Visiting the scene of the director’s penultimate thriller, set in a bygone Covent Garden.
A man in a black coat standing on a beach, looking out at the waves. Black and white image.
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On Location: The Normandy beach from The 400 Blows

by Adam Scovell

Following in the existential footsteps of François Truffaut’s young protagonist, half a century on.
Woman with a stern expression behind metal bars in an urban setting.
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On Location: The concert house from Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher

by Adam Scovell

The elegance of the Vienna Conservatoire perfectly contrasts the raw brutality of Isabelle Huppert’s actions.
Three men in a dimly lit pub, one man adjusting another's tie.
On Location

On Location: The London pub from Withnail & I

by Adam Scovell

The fictional Mother Black Cap makes a brief but memorable appearance in Bruce Robinson’s cult comedy.

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