TRADUCCION


FAMOUS FILMS THAT MOVED US
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SEE A FILM; THE SENSE OF PLACE IS SO STRONG THAT IS MAKES YOU THINK I HAVE TO GO THERE ONE DAY. HERE ARE THREE FILMS, FROM THREE DIFERENT DECADES; THAT HAVE MADE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PACK THEIR CASES AND CATCH A PLANE. THERE IS TRAVEL INFORMATION TOO, IN CASE YOU WANT TO GO THERE YOURSELF.
1. THE BEACH
THE FILM IS SET IN 1990 ON A SMALL TROPICALISLAND. IT IS BASED ON A BEST SELING BOOK BY THE YOUNG AUTHOR ALEX CARLAND AND IT WAS DIRECTED BY THE BRITISH DIRECTOR, DANNY BOYLE. IT IS ABOUT A YOUNG TRAVELLER (PLAYED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIO) WHO FINDS A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON A BEAUTIFUL, UNINHABITED ISLAND. BUT PARADISE SOON TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE.
WHERE WAS IT FILMED?
THE FILM WAS SHOT ON THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF PHI PHI LEH INPHUKET, TAILANDIA WHICH IS NOW VISTED BY MORE THAN A MILLION TOURISTS EVERY YEAR. MOST OF THE HOTELS WERE DESTROYED IN 2004 BY THE TSUNAMI BUT THEY HAVE NOW BEEN REBUIT.
HOW DO I GET THERE?
FLY TO PHUKET INTERNATIONAL AIRPOTAND TRAVEL TO THE ISLAND BY BOAT OR SMALL PLANE.
2. MEMORYS OF AFRICA
THE FILM WAS NOMINATED FOR 11 OSCARS AND IT WON SEVEN. IT IS ABOUT A DANIST WRITER (MERIL STREEP) WHOGOES TO AFRICA TO HELP HER HUSBAND RUN A COFFEE PLANTATION. TU HER SURPRISE, SHE FINDS HERSELF FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE COUNTRY, THE PEOPLE AND A MISTERIOUS WHITE HUNTER (ROBERT REDFORD).THE FILM WAS BASED ON AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL BY THE DANISH WRITER, ISAK DINESEN, AND WAS DIRECTED BY THE AMERICAN DIRECTOR SYDNEY POLLACK.
WHERE WAS IT FILMED?
THE STORY IS SET IN KENIA, AFRICA IN 1914AND WAS SHOT ON LOCATION IN THE MASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK. APART FROM DE ACTORS, THE STARS OF THE FILM ARE THE BREATHTAKING SCENARY AND THE EXOTIC WILDLIFE, WICH LOOK SO WONDERFUL ON THE BIG SCREEN. THE FILM ALSO HAS AND UNFORGETTABLE SOUNDTRACK GUARANTEED TO MOVE EVEN THE MOST UNROMANTIC.
THE FILM WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE AND THE FOLLOWINGYEAR TOURISM REPLACED AGRICULTURE AS THE COUNTRYS TOPINDUSTRY.
HOW DO I GET THERE?
FLY TO NAIROBI AND THEN DRIVE TO THE MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVA WHERE THE CAST AND FILM CREW LIVED DURING FILMING. THEN TAKE A THREE DAY SAFARI TO SEE GIRAFFES, ELEPHANTS, AND LIONS AND MUCH MORE.

3. THE LORD OF THE RINGS
THIS TRILOGY OF FILMS WON A TOTAL OF 17 OSCARS, INDUDING, BEST PICTURE AND BEST DIECTOR.
THEY ARE BASED ON THE BOOKS WRITTEN BY JRRTOLKIEN THEY TELL THE STORY OF A HOBBIT, FRODO BAGGINS, WHO HAS TO TRY AND THE DESTROY A MAGIC NING IN ORDER TO DEFEAT THE EVIL FORCES OF THE DARK LORD SAURON. HE IS HELPED ON HIS JOURNEY BY A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

WHERE WAS IT FILMED?
THE STORY IS SET IN AN IMAGINAY LAND CALLED MIDDLE EARTH. ALL THERE FILMS WERE FILMED IN NUEVA ZELANDA WHICH WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS MAGNIFICENT AND DRAMATICSCENERY. DIRECTOR OF THE FILM, PETER JACKSON WAS BROM THERE .THE SUCCESS OF THE FILMS ATTRATED THOUSANDS OF TOURISIS TO THE COUNTRY, AND LAST YEAR IT WAS VOTED THE MOST POPULAR HOLIDAY DESTINATION BY UK TRAVELLERS
HOW DO I GET THERE?
YOU CAN EITHER FLY TO AUDDAND OR WELLINGTON TJE CAPITAL CITY (WHERE YOU WILL BE GREETED BY A HUGE SIGN SAYING WELCOME TO MIDDILE EARTH). FROM THERE YOU CAN TRAVEL TOVISIT ALL THE FANTASTIC FILM LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE BATTLEFIELDS THERE ARE GUIDED TOURS TOURS BY ROAD OR HELICOPTER.



PELICULAS FAMOSAS QUE NOS MUEVEN (LITERALMENTE)

Algunas veces cuando tú miras una película, la sensación del lugar es tan fuerte, que te hace pensar, que algún día vas a ir allá. Aquí hay tres películas que desde hace tres décadas diferentes, han hecho que miles de personasempaquen sus maletas y tomen un avión. No hay mucha información de como llegar, en caso de que tú quieres ir por tu cuenta.


LA PLAYA
La película está ambientada en 1990 en una pequeña isla tropical. se basa en un libro de muy buenas ventas de el joven autor Alex Carland y fue dirigida por el director británico, Danny Boyle. Se trata de un viajero joven (interpretado por Leonardo DiCaprio)...