Maps of Movies

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Where Life Is Beautiful says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Tuscan love story shot in a handful of towns, and a camp that was an abandoned factory in Umbria

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Scenes and places

On the road, mistaken for a king (1939)

Guido, newly arrived in Tuscany in 1939, is mistaken for a king on the road.

Set in A road in Tuscany — A country road in 1939 Tuscany where Guido is taken for a king; the film names no exact place.

A hill town in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany.

Filmed at Castiglion Fiorentino, town centre (Town centre, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy) — Two film-location pages name Castiglion Fiorentino for this scene; the exact street is not given. Coordinates are the town centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Guido meets Dora at the theatre (1939)

Guido falls in love with Dora, a Gentile young woman, and starts looking for ways to cross her path.

Set in A theatre entrance in Arezzo — The entrance of a theatre where Guido meets Dora; the film does not name the theatre.

A 19th-century theatre in the centre of Cortona, Tuscany.

Filmed at Teatro Signorelli, Cortona (Piazza Signorelli, Cortona, Italy) — Three film-location pages place the theatre scene in this theatre in Cortona. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Guido at the Grand Hotel (1939)

Guido arrives in Arezzo to work with his uncle Eliseo in a hotel restaurant.

Set in The hotel in Arezzo — The hotel restaurant in Arezzo where Guido works with his uncle Eliseo; the film's setting is Arezzo.

A villa in Montevarchi, Tuscany, used as a film set.

Filmed at Villa Masini, Montevarchi (Villa Masini, Montevarchi, Italy) — The hotel scenes were filmed at this villa in Montevarchi, not in Arezzo. Dora's house is the same building, per the same pages. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dora at the opera (1939)

Dora goes to an opera performance, and Guido keeps arranging chance meetings with her.

Set in Opera theatre, Arezzo — The theatre in Arezzo where Dora goes to see a performance. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A 19th-century theatre in the historic centre of Arezzo.

Filmed at Teatro Petrarca, Arezzo (Historic centre, Arezzo, Italy) — Only one film-location page names this theatre for the opera scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bicycle fall in front of the abbey (1939)

Guido falls off his bicycle and lands on Dora, another of the chance meetings he sets up.

Set in Badia delle Sante Flora e Lucilla — The abbey in Arezzo in front of which Guido falls from his bicycle onto Dora. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A Benedictine abbey church in the historic centre of Arezzo.

Filmed at Badia delle Sante Flora e Lucilla, Arezzo (Historic centre, Arezzo, Italy) — Filmed right here, in front of the abbey. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Night walk in Piazza Grande (1939)

Under the loggia of the main square, Guido and Dora share a night-time walk.

Set in Piazza Grande, Arezzo — The sloping main square of Arezzo, with its loggia. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The main square of Arezzo, surrounded by medieval and Renaissance buildings.

Filmed at Piazza Grande, Arezzo (Historic centre, Arezzo, Italy) — Two film-location pages place the night walk and bicycle scene under the loggia of this square. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The cathedral in the rain (1939)

On a rainy day, a red-carpet scene unfolds at the cathedral.

Set in Arezzo Cathedral — The cathedral of Arezzo, where a rainy-day red-carpet scene takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Gothic cathedral of Arezzo, on the hill above the old town.

Filmed at Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Donato, Arezzo (Historic centre, Arezzo, Italy) — Only one film-location page names the cathedral for the rainy red-carpet scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The engagement party (1939)

Guido steals Dora from her engagement party on his uncle's horse, humiliating her fiancé and her mother.

Set in The hotel in Arezzo — The hotel in Arezzo where Dora's engagement party is held; the film's setting is Arezzo.

A villa in Montevarchi, Tuscany, used as a film set.

Filmed at Villa Masini, Montevarchi (Villa Masini, Montevarchi, Italy) — The engagement party scene was filmed in the same villa in Montevarchi as the hotel scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Guido's bookshop

Guido and Dora marry, have a son, Giosuè, and open a bookstore.

Set in Guido's bookshop, Arezzo — The bookshop Guido and Dora open after they marry.

A street in the historic centre of Arezzo.

The train to the camp (1944)

In 1944 Guido, his uncle Eliseo and Giosuè are arrested on Giosuè's birthday and forced onto a train; Dora insists on boarding to stay with them.

Set in Station, northern Italy — A railway station in northern Italy in 1944 where the family is put on a train; the film names no station.

A small railway station in the province of Viterbo, Lazio.

Filmed at Ronciglione railway station (Railway station, Ronciglione, Italy) — Three film-location pages place the departure scene at this station in Lazio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The camp and the game (1944)

Guido convinces Giosuè that the camp is a complicated game in which each task earns points toward winning a tank.

Set in The camp, northern Italy — The camp where Guido tells Giosuè that everything is a game; the film sets it in northern Italy.

A village in the municipality of Terni, Umbria, known for a former electrochemical plant.

Filmed at Former factory near Papigno, Terni (Papigno, Terni, Italy) — Wikipedia names an abandoned factory near Papigno; the coordinates are the village, not the factory. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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