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Belle Époque (1992)

Where Belle Époque says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Spain in 1931, filmed entirely in Portugal: the village, the station, the church and the river are four different towns.

Scenes and places

The deserter at Cuatro Vientos

In February 1931 Fernando, a Republican-minded private and former seminarist, deserts his post and goes on the run. Two Guardia Civil officers stand between him and the open country.

Set in Cuatro Vientos air base, Madrid — The air base near Madrid that Fernando deserts in February 1931. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Manolo's house in the countryside

Having escaped, Fernando reaches the edge of the village and befriends Manolo, an old man who watches life with a Dickensian eye. Manolo owns a large house in the countryside and Fernando stays there for a while.

Set in Manolo's house and the village — An unnamed village and a large countryside house; the film does not tie it to a specific region of Spain.

A village in the hills north of Lisbon, standing in for rural Spain in 1931.

Filmed at Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal — The house and the village were filmed in Arruda dos Vinhos; one blog places the house about 20 km from Lisbon, between Alverca and Arruda dos Vinhos. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The daughters arrive by train

Manolo's four daughters step off the train, and Fernando is enchanted by them all. From here he meets them one by one.

Set in The village railway station — The station where Manolo's four daughters arrive.

The film places this station in Ríos, Portugal; the sources do not say which station it is.

The costume ball

Fernando goes to the costume ball dressed as a woman, and Violeta shows attraction to him for the first time. The next day she tells him it meant nothing.

Set in The village costume ball — A costume ball in the village.

The village the film shot in; the ball's exact location is not given.

Filmed at Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal — The village scenes were filmed in Arruda dos Vinhos; the source does not name the ball's exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The village church

Set in The village church — A church in the village.

A small town northwest of Lisbon.

Filmed at Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal — The church was filmed in Sobral de Monte Agraço; the exact church is not named in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The river

Set in The river — A river outside the village.

A town on the Tagus plain north-east of Lisbon.

Filmed at Azambuja, Portugal — The river was filmed in Azambuja; the exact bank is not named in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Fernando — A Republican-minded private and former seminarist who deserts the army in February 1931.
• Manolo — An old man with a Dickensian view of life who owns a large house in the countryside.