George Lucas used Plaza de España in Seville, which provided the perfect location for shooting a sequence of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. This is one of the city’s most spectacular spots: a semicircular plaza walked in by a young Anakin Skywalker, Princess Amidala and the ever faithful R2D2.
One of the most photogenic cities in Spain is Barcelona. And if there is one film that is a tribute to the main tourist attractions of the capital city of Catalonia, it is Vicky Cristina Barcelona, by Woody Allen.
The filmmaker from New York had it quite clear while writing the script: “it’s a city full of visual beauty, with a very romantic feel.”
If there is a place in Spain that seems to come from the future, it is the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. This was what director Brad Bird thought when he chose the avant-garde look of the white buildings that make up the complex designed by architect Santiago Calatrava for his film Tomorrowland: A World Beyond.
Some cities are capable of stealing the scene from even the most popular actor. This is the case with Cadiz, which is known as the “silver cup” because of the colour of the sunlight reflected from the sea. This is seen clearly in Knight and Day, which, in addition to Seville, used several streets of the old town of Cadiz for chase scenes with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Cinema’s most famous spy is now a regular in the geography of our country. In The World Is Not Enough, directed by Michael Apted, it was Bilbao’s turn to be the location for one of those action scenes in which the agent on Her Majesty’s secret service so often finds himself.
Make a tour of the Madrid of Pedro Almodóvar, our most international filmmaker, or visit places strongly associated with the cinema, such as the Gran Vía thoroughfare, Madrid’s spectacular axis of leisure, culture and shopping.
This street, related to film ever since it became Madrid’s main street for cinemas, has been a great setting for productions such as Open Your Eyes, directed by Alejandro Amenábar.
