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London´s historic sights, grand Georgian architecture and interesting modern buildings make it an excellent location for movies. This article lists five films which show the best of this wonderful city.

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Five Famous Movies Set In London
By Lisa-Anne Sanderson

London’s rich history, grand Georgian architecture, interesting ultra-modern buildings and beautiful parks make it an excellent movie setting. Many famous films have been set here, including spectacular historical epics and very modern dramas and comedies.
Here are ten movies set in London which are worth seeing:

Match Point (2005)

A clever murder mystery starring Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhyss Meyers, this movie shows the luxury of London life amongst the wealthy in Belgravia. It features beautifully photographed London scenery, and some of its famous buildings, such as Richard Rogers’s Lloyd’s building and Norman Foster’s ‘Gherkin’.

Wimbledon (2004)

This enjoyable romantic comedy starring Paul Bethany and Kirsten Dunst also shows London scenery at its best. This also shows how the rich live in London. Some of the locations used for the film are the exclusive Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair and the London Eye with its wonderful views.

Love Actually (2003)

A sweet romantic comedy, featuring Hugh Grant as an endearing Prime Minister, this movie, also has lovely scenes of London. The film’s locations include a mixture of historical and modern architecture. The spectacular atrium of Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, decorated for Christmas, and the imposing old Selfridges store are just some of the locations used. There is also a wedding at the charming Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair, which was built in 1730, and a love scene at St. Luke’s Mews in cosmopolitan Notting Hill.

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger, this romance about a rather neurotic ‘singleton’ looking for love, struck a chord with women everywhere. The London locations enhanced the film and added to its success. These included the elegant Georgian Institute of Contemporary Art, with its shining white columns; the Borough Market, London’s oldest food market; the gothic Royal Courts of Justice; and the expensive restaurant, Momo, near Regent Street.

Notting Hill (1999)

This romantic fantasy in which a movie-star and the owner of a travel bookshop fall in love is also an ode to the famous London suburb from which it derives its name. The busy old Portobello Market, the grand Coronet Cinema and the luxurious Ritz Hotel in Piccadilly are just some of the locations featured in the film. The travel bookstore in the film was based on The Travel Bookstore at Blenheim Crescent. Richard Curtis, the movie’s scriptwriter, actually lived in the flat which Hugh Grant rented in the film. This is located at 280 Westbourne Park Road but the famous blue door is no longer there, unfortunately.

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