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Includes short synopses of 44 scenes from films that illustrate the changing ways in which the city of Madrid has appeared on screen in a variety of genres by an eclectic range of directors. This book also includes a selection of six spotlight essays that look at key directors, themes, and significant periods from Madrid's rich filmic history.

World Film Locations: Los Angeles is an engaging and highly visual city-wide tour of both well known and slightly lesser known films shot on location in one of the birthplaces of cinema and the 'screen spectacle'. It pairs 50 synopses of carefully chosen film scenes with evocative full-colour film stills.

From Terror on the Underground to Thames Tales to Richard Curtis's affectionate portrayal of the city in Love Actually, this user-friendly guide explores the diversity and distinctiveness of films shot in location in London.

Presenting a varied and thought-provoking collage of the city onscreen - from the silent era to the present - World Film Locations: New York provides a fascinating and historic look back at the rich diversity of locations that have provided the backdrop for some of the most memorable films.

With more and more filmmakers taking advantage of its rich and varied settings, New Orleans has earned star-studded status as the 'Hollywood of the South'. This title features essays that reflect on the city's long-standing relationship with the film industry. It offers fans a guided tour of the many films that made the city their home.

World Film Locations: Las Vegas goes beyond the cliches of Sin City to examine what Hal Rothman and Mike Davis called 'the grit beneath the glitter', thus providing an opportunity to find out more about the unique position Vegas occupies in the popular imagination.

The city's sprawling structure and rapid redevelopment - embodied by the high-rise apartments taking over historic districts - render Beijing's streets hard to navigate and its culture is just as difficult to penetrate. This book offers a revealing introduction to both.

Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a megalopolis of diversity and heartbreaking extremes, where immense wealth is just steps away from the searing poverty of its slums. This title includes scene specific reviews and short essays exploring the ways filmmakers from India and abroad have represented Mumbai's diverse urban and human landscape.

World Film Locations: Melbourne serves as a guide to films set wholly or partially in one of Australia's most diverse and culturally important cities. Offering analyses of iconic scenes, essays on key directors, recurring themes, notable locations, photographs, film stills and city maps, the contributors examine the city's relationship to cinema.

One of the most dynamic capital cities of the twenty-first century, Berlin also has one of the most tumultuous modern histories. A city that came of age, in many senses, with the cinema, it has been captured on film during periods of exuberance, devastation, division and reconstruction. World Film Locations: Berlin offers a broad overview of these varied cinematic representations.