Famous movies made in Lisbon

By coming across  this article, you will discover the famous movies shot in Lisbon. Indeed, the great Portuguese capital and its treasures attract a lot of directors from around the world. The capital now has this well-known notoriety and is becoming so famous in the world of the 7th art. By chaining the lines, you will discover below the achievements that have borrowed the landscapes of Lisbon.

Serving Her Majesty or on Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1969

For this realization of Peter R, the famous special agent of the foreign cinema received some missions in Lisbon. This is the seventh James Bond series.

The famous special agent of foreign cinema had some missions in the Portuguese capital for this production of Peter R. Hunt, the seventh of the James Bond series. We can notice, in the film, the Guincho beach in Cascais, the Estoril casino and the hotel Palacio do Estoril .... So many wonderful landscapes that are highlighted during the first scenes of the film. One of the mythical sequences of the feature film is when James Bond saves and falls in love with the charming Countess Teresa di Vicenzo. The kidnapping of his beloved incites the hero in adventures in Europe and their meeting was made in Lisbon.

Lisbon Story (1994)

Production Manager Wim Wendres opted for the city of Lisbon not only as a location, but also as a domain for his script. In this realization, the story tells the life of a director of cinema who raises a play on the Portuguese capital on which his friend Winter will be entrusted the work of sound system. After the director's disappearance, Winter will continue to develop the project and fall in love with Lisbon and a certain singer, Teresa Salgueiro.

Casanova Variations (2014)

The director of this mythical film has recommended the most seductive man in history to perfect his masterpiece, a mix of cinema and opera. John Malkovich, in the shoes of Casanova, receives with pleasure the visit of a friend who reminds him, with nostalgia, his memories of love conquests. But he had a big fault, every time he fell in love, a sudden fear of death takes possession of him ... The film was shot largely in Portugal and chose the Sao Carlos Theater, the Queluz Palace and the library of the Ajuda National Palace in Lisbon for the capture of the scenes.