Italy is often chosen as a filming location for films. The Italian territory is huge and therefore there are many places remembered in some films. In this case too, let’s look at the symbolic locations of this feature film, which was shot in our country. Do you recognize this place in the photo?
Here we see a square with a bar. Many scenes of this product took place right here and it is impossible not to understand which ones they are. If you still don’t understand, we will give you some pointers. We are with South and this little square is located in Campania. Do you understand it now? The answers below.
A famous film was filmed here
The place in the photo is the central square of Castellabate, in Campania. This is also the birth region of the main character. It’s about Alessandro Sianiprotagonist of Welcome to the south. Let’s take a look at where the film, so beloved by audiences, developed.
Welcome to the south It was filmed between Naples, Rome and Milan. The main scenes of are set Municipality of Castellabate. More specifically, between Palazzo Perrotti, where the famous “Qui si non si die” sign is located, and other iconic parts. Among them: the Belvedere of San Costabile, the Porta di Mare and the Via Guglielmo I il Normanno.
Filming also took place in the districts of San Arco and Santa Maria. In these areas there is the restaurant Le Gatte. It became famous due to the influence of the film. The locations mentioned so far are located in Cilento National Park It’s in the Valley of Diano. But it didn’t end there.
In fact, some scenes were filmed in Milan and Rome. In this context, the Capranica-Sutri station on the Rome-Capranica-Viterbo railway line can be recognized.
The success of Benvenuti al Sud
It was the October 1 of 2010 when it came to the cinema Welcome to the south. Such a huge success that the film became a box office hit. It takes 13th place in the ranking with proceeds of €29,873,491. The cast includes Alessandro Siani, Claudio Bisio, Angela Finocchiaro, Valentina Lodovini and many others.
The plot was mainly based on Alberto Colombo (Claudio Bisio) and Mattia Volpe (Alessandro Siani). The first is a director of a post office in Brianza whose request for a transfer to Milan was rejected. So he thinks about pretending to be a paraplegic to get the job.
The deception is discovered and there are two options: dismissal or transfer to the south. So he accepts the second one and that’s where the story begins. After his initial disorientation, Alberto feels at home here and makes friends with everyone. Even the woman will eventually be convinced of it The south is not a dangerous place.
Thanks to the success of Welcome to the southThere was also a remake of a French feature film Welcome to the north. Always directed by Luca Miniero and with the same protagonists. This was another box office success 27.2 million euros.