USA geography

The north American continent is one the largest country in the world.

Los Angeles and Hollywood

The world capital of movie industry L.A. have been the setting for classic private detective films, such as: The Big Sleep (1946)

with Philip Marlowe.

Chinatown (1974)

 

directed by Roman Polanski

The Player (1992)

 

starring Tim Robbins

LA confidential (1997)

 

starring Russell Crowe.

Falling Down (1993) 

starring Micheal Douglass.
 

Pretty Woman (1990)

 starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere

Chicago and Hollywood

Chicago has been the perfet renting for many films that involve the MOb during the Roaring Twenties like Some Like It Hot (1959)

sirected by Billy Wilder

The oscar-winning musical Chicago (2002)

 

starring Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renèe Zelweger.
Other much serious and violent such as: The Untouchables (1987)

 

The story about a brave Federal Agent who wants to arrest Al Capone during the Prohibition era.

The Fugitive (1993)

starring Harrison Ford.

New York and Hollywood

New York has been the protagnolist of a great number of films: The Godfather

directed by Francis Ford Coppola

based on Mario Puzo's novel about southern Italian immigrant families who settled in Little Italy and became involved in the Mafia.

Another greatest American directors is Martin Scorsese:

 he has set a lot of films based on corruption, gang wars between immigrants and problems caused by ethnic differences:

Mean Streat (1973)

Taxi Driver (1976)

New York, New York (1977)

Raging Bull (1980)

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Woody Allen, that was born in New York City and loves it dearly 

has made there some of his best movies: Manhattan (1979)

New York impressive skyline and tall skyscrapers have been the perfect setting for:

King Kong (2005)

Spiderman (2002)

Indipendence Day (1996)

San Francisco and Hollywood

Ever since Hollywood started making films almost a century ago the American film industry is the largest in the world.

San Francisco with its unforgettable skuline has inspired many movie directors such as:

Alfred Hitchcock

He directed Vertigo in 1958 a thriller about an almos-perfect murder.

 

with Kim Novak and James Steward

and The Birds (1963)

 

Some police thriller: Bullit (1968)

starring Steve McQueen

 

and Dirty Harry (1971)

starring Clint Eastwood

Some inspired by the true story: Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

starring Patrick McGoohan and Clint Eastwood too.

The Birdman ofAlcatraz (1962) 

starring Burt Lancaster

inspired at the sory of Robert Stroud.

Some action movie featuring a wild car chase: The Rock (1990)

starring Sean Connery ans Nicholas Cage

New Orleans

The site of the original settlement known as the Vieux Carre in the French Quarter is famous for its lovely houses of different colours with cast-iron balconies and exotic plants, trees and flowers.

Jackson Square is the central plaza of the French Quarter with its statue of Andrew Jackson and St Louis Cathedral.

With their shops, art galleries, museums, bars, live music, exciting night life, friendly people and Creole restaurants that are the most loved street:

Canal Street

Royal Street

Bourbon Street

Chartres Street

Decatur Street

The French open-air marke is the oldest public market in the country

The Natchez a 19-century steamboat travels along the Missisipi River.

The St Charles Streetcar has been traveling on St Charles Avenue for over 165 years.

Audubon Park and Zoo

Garden District with its beautiful 19 century mansions and gardens

Bayou Sauvage Ntional Wildlife Refuge within the city is the largest urban wildlife center in the country.

 

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve protects the rich natural and cultural resources of the Louisiana Missisipi River area.

The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park  show visitors the origins and history of jazz.