1850 AD – 1976 ADFive moments from the history of cinema, built for the Cinema lane.
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Round 1 · 1976 AD
Filming Star Wars Tatooine Scenes in Matmata
George Lucas transformed traditional Berber troglodyte dwellings into the Lars moisture farm on Tatooine, shaping the grounded, lived-in aesthetic of the Star Wars universe.
Round 2 · 1976 AD
Filming Apocalypse Now Helicopter Attack Scene
Francis Ford Coppola directed the iconic Ride of the Valkyries sequence in Baler, using real Philippine military helicopters that were often recalled mid-shoot to fight local insurgents.
Round 3 · 1966 AD
Filming the Sad Hill Cemetery Standoff
Sergio Leone filmed the climactic three-way duel of his seminal Spaghetti Western in a massive circular cemetery set built by the Spanish army in the Arlanza valley.
Round 4 · 1953 AD
Filming the Rain Battle in Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa famously insisted on using real rain and fire engines to flood the Toho Studios backlot, creating a muddy, visceral final battle sequence for his masterpiece.
Round 5 · 1850 AD
Royal Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet Performance
A vital precursor to modern animation and cinema, traditional Javanese shadow puppetry uses intricate leather cutouts projected onto a screen with an oil lamp to tell Hindu epics.
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