World film locations : Malta / edited by Jean Pierre Borg and Charlie Cauchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borg, Jean Pierre, editor.

Cauchi, Charlie, editor.

Series:

World film locations series.

World film locations series, 2045-9009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture locations--Malta.

Motion picture locations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2015.

Summary:

Malta has served as a beautiful backdrop for films for nearly as long as there has been a film industry. This entry in the World Film Locations series traces the history of Malta on screen, from big-budget blockbusters to modest indie pictures. The locations Malta offers range widely, from grand fortified harbors and stunning cliffs to quaint villages and Baroque palaces. That diversity has enabled the island to double for countless locations, including ancient Troy and Alexandria, as well as Greece, Israel, and other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions, while its well-known water tanks have proved to be perfect for shooting ocean scenes. Packed with illustrations, World Film Locations: Malta examines a number of films made in Malta to date, and will be a must-read for tourists, film buffs, and scholars alike.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Malta: Island of the Imagination

Scenes 1-13: Valletta

1. Malta story (1953)

2. Treasure in malta (1963)

3. Giuseppi (1972)

4. Eyewitness (1973)

5. Midnight express (1978)

6. The count of monte cristo (2002)

7. A different loyalty (2004)

8. Munich (2005)

9. Agora (2009)

10. Plangent rain/daqqet ix-xita (2010)

11. The devil's double (2011)

12. World war z (2013)

13. The cut (2014)

Textured Spaces in The Maltese Fighter

Scenes 14-17: Southern Harbour

14. They who dare (1954)

15. Raise the titanic (1980)

16. Cutthroat island (1995)

17. Gladiator (2000)

From V. to World War Z: The Inhabited Plain

Scenes 18-22: Northern Harbour

18. Hell boats (1969)

19. The cage/gaġġa (1971)

20. Pulp (1972)

21. Charas (1976)

22. I was, already/kont diġa' (2009)

Early Visions: The Presence of Film-makers in Early 20th Century Malta

Scenes 23-27: South East

23. Vendetta for the saint (1969)

24. The mackintosh man (1973)

25. When pigs have wings/ le cochon de gaza (2011)

26. Captain phillips (2013)

27. Simshar (2014)

Cinemas in the Social Urban Landscape

Scenes 28-31: West

28. Bolibar (1928)

29. Trenchcoat (1983)

30. Pirates (1986)

31. Largo winch (2008)

The Lazarus Harbour

Scenes 32-38: North

32. Sons of the sea (1926)

33. Tell england (1931)

34. Shout at the devil (1976)

35. Katarin (1978)

36. Popeye (1980)

37. Vicky and the treasure of the gods/ wickie auf grosser fahrt (2011)

38.kon-tiki (2012)

The Dawn of the Mediterranean's Mini Hollywood

Scenes 39-46: Gozo and Comino

39. Single-handed (1953)

40. Can hieronymus merkin ever forget mercy humppe and find true happiness? (1969)

41. Warlords of atlantis (1978).

42. Clash of the titans (1981)

43. Among wolves/ les loups entre eux (1985)

44. Blue helmet/casque bleu (1994)

45. Troy (2004)

46. Fort ross: in search of adventure Форт Росс: В поисках приключений (2014)

Backpages

Resources

Contributor Bios

Filmography

BackCover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 19, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78320-499-0

OCLC:

935256346