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Cruising with Cyn
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This 6 week installment of Cyn's Cinema, we will be exploring movies that have been filmed in the regions we will be visiting. Take some time off from your everyday life and watch a movie with scenes from Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Florence, Nice and Toulon.
Let us know if you've seen any of these movies and what your thoughts are.

Title	Year	Genre	IMDb Rating	Staring
GoldenEye	1995	Action, Thriller	7.2	Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Judi Dench
Synopsis:	James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent believed to be dead.
Sightings:	Alpes-Maritimes, France (James Bond car race with Xenia Onatopp) Art Deco Palm Court, Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, England, UK Bouches-du-Rhône, France (James Bond car race with Xenia Onatopp) British Sugar Factory, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK (exteriors: end of the tank chase) Brompton Cemetery, Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, England, UK (exterior Russian church of Our Lady of Smolensk, St. Petersburg) Casino Square, Monte Carlo, Monaco Casino de Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco (casino scenes) Courtyard, Somerset House, Strand, London, England, UK (Central Square, St. Petersburg) Draper's Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, Broadgate, London, England, UK (interiors Russian defence ministry council chambers in St Petersburg) England, UK Epsom Race Course, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK (James Bond meets Jack Wade/St Petersburg Airport) Fort Antoine, Monaco-Ville, Monte Carlo, Monaco (James Bond views the Admiral and Xenia Onatopp boarding the Manticore yacht) France French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France Grand Corniche, Alpes-Maritimes, France Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France (James Bond car race with Xenia Onatopp) Greolieres, Alpes-Maritimes, France (James Bond car race with Xenia Onatopp) Greolieres-les-neiges, Alpes-Maritimes, France (James Bond car race with Xenia Onatopp) Hotel de Paris, Place du Casino, Monte Carlo, Monaco Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, UK Langham Hotel - 1c Portland Place, London, England, UK (Grand Hotel Europe) Leavesden Aerodrome, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK (studio) (tank chase) Leavesden Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK (studio) London, England, UK Monaco-Ville, Monte Carlo, Monaco (James Bond views the Admiral and Xenia Onatopp boarding the Manticore yacht) Monaco Monte Carlo Bay, Monte Carlo, Monaco (Xenia Onatopp steals the stealth Tiger helicoper) Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Monte Carlo, Monaco (Monte Carlo scenes) Monte Carlo, Monaco Nene Valley Railway, Northamptonshire, England, UK (exteriors: rail scenes - Alec Trevelyan's train depot - exploding train) Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK (exteriors: rail scenes - Alec Trevelyan's train depot - exploding train) Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, England, UK Port d'Hercule, La Condamine, Monaco (Xenia Onatopp steals the stealth Tiger helicoper) Queen's Stand, Epsom Race Course, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK (James Bond meets Jack Wade/St Petersburg Airport) River Thames, London, England, UK (MI6/M's Office) Rooftop Theatre, Fort Antoine, Monaco-Ville, Monte Carlo, Monaco (James Bond views the Admiral and Xenia SIS Headquarters - 85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, England, UK (MI6 Headquarters/M's Office) Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK Somerset House, Strand, London, England, UK (exteriors: Central Square, St. Petersburg - Jack Wade's blue car breaks down) St Sofia's Greek Cathedral, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England, UK (interior Russian church of Our Lady of Smolensk, St. Petersburg) Thorenc, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (James Bond's car race with Xenia Onatopp) UK Vauxhall Cross - 85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, England, UK (MI6/M's Office)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	1998	Comedy, Crime	7.1	Steve Martin, Michael Caine
Synopsis:	Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two. Interesting twist at the end. Synopsis written by Rob Hartill
Sightings:	Alpes-Maritimes, France Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Aéroport International, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Beaumont-sur-Mer Airport) Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Beaumont-sur-Mer) Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France Cap Ferrat, Gironde, France Cap d'Antibes, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Côte d'Azur, France Fondation Ephrussie de Rothschild, Villa Ile-de-Frances, Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Beaumont-sur-Mer art gallery) France French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France Gers, France Gironde, France Grand-Hôtel, Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Beaumont-sur-Mer Grand Hotel) Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Beaumont-sur-Mer harbour) Musée Rothschild, Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Rotonde, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Beaumont-sur-Mer Casino) Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Villa Hier, Cap d'Antibes, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Lawrence Jamieson's luxurious digs) Villa Ile-de-Frances, Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France Villefranche, Alpes-Maritimes, France Villefranche, Gers, France Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France
The Big Blue	1988	Drama, Romance	7.4	Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno
Synopsis:	Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the Mediterranean. They were not real friends in these days, but there was something they both loved and used to do the whole day long: diving. One day Jacques' father, who was a diver too, died in the Mediterranean sea. ... Synopsis written by Reiner Rosin
Sightings:	Agia Anna, Amorgos, Small Cyclades, Greece Alpes-Maritimes, France Amorgos, Small Cyclades, Greece Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Corsica, France France French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France Greece Italy Kalotaritissa Bay, Amorgos, Cyclades, Greece (stranded ship) Le Grand Bleu Bar, Amorgos, Small Cyclades, Greece Manganari Island, Greece Marineland, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Aquarium) Paris, France Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy (Diving Scenes)
An Affair to Remember	1957	Comedy, Romance	7.3	Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr
Synopsis:	Handsome playboy Nicky Ferrante and beautiful night club singer Terry McKay have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps Terry from the reunion, and Nicky fears that she has married or does not love him anymore. Will he discover the truth behind her absence and reunite with his one true love, or has fate and destiny passed them by? Synopsis written by {jgp3553@excite.com}
Sightings:	Alpes-Maritimes, France France French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France
To Catch a Thief	1955	Crime, Mystery, Romance	7.5	Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
Synopsis:	A series of ingenious jewelry robberies takes place on the French Riviera. The police suspect John Robbie - an expert thief who was known as "The Cat" before he retired from crime. Robbie enlists the help of an insurance man to guess where the real thief will strike next. He befriends wealthy widow Jessie Stevens and her attractive daughter Frances. Synopsis written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}
Sightings:	Maritimes, France Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Côte d'Azur, France France French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France Hôtel Carlton, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France