Nothing inspires travel more than watching a movie set in an
exotic locale with stunning scenery and a moving story. A great travel movie
can make you leap off the couch and book your next adventure!
1. The Motorcycle Diaries: The true story of two medical
students embarking on a 5 month motorcycle trip across South America in order
to use their medical training to volunteer for a remote leper colony along the
Amazon River.
2. L’Auberge Espangnole: (The Spanish Apartment) is about a
young, slightly uptight Economics student who goes on an exchange program in
Barcelona to learn Spanish before he lands a big job.
3. The Darjeeling Limited: This is a wacky film about three
wealthy, spoiled brothers on a quirky train ride through India.
4. UP: This is about an old man who spent his life dreaming
of world travel and adventure with his wife, only for the both of them to grow
old without ever taking any action. Then he finally decides to do something
after his wife passes. This children’s movie is a delight for young & old.
5. City of God: Two boys growing up in a violent
neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a
photographer, the other a drug dealer.
6. Ever Smile New Jersey: Traveling dentist Fergus O’Connell
traverses South America on his motorcycle for the ‘Eversmile’ foundation of New
Jersey offering his services gratis to the rural Argentine populace.
7. Paris, Je t’aime: Twenty short films make up Paris, Je
t’aime, providing laughter and turning you red with embarrassment, all while
giving you an excellent tour of every nook and corner of this fascinating city.
8. Swimming to Cambodia: Swimming to Cambodia is a
mesmerizing account of Spalding Gray’s experiences while playing a small role
in the 1984 film The Killing Fields.
9. Gorillas in the Mist: This is based on the
autobiographical 1983 book by naturalist Dian Fossey who is inspired by famed
anthropologist Louis Leakey (Iain Cuthbertson) to devote her life to the study
of primates.
10. Shirley Valentine: Shirley Valentine’s life is a bit of
a disappointment. Unappreciated, this Liverpool housewife’s most interesting
conversations are with the kitchen wall. After an argument with her husband
Shirley allows herself to dream of a different life and when her friend Jane wins
a trip for two to Greece, Shirley accepts an invitation to join her.
11. The Italian: Vanya is a six-year-old boy from Russia,
who is about to be adopted by a loving Italian couple, but this is a crucial
moment in his life, and there are choices to be made.
12. The Gods must be Crazy: Kalahari bushman Xi is as
surprised as the rest of his tribe when a Coke bottle, thrown from a passing
plane, lands in the middle of their village. This “gift from the gods” proves
to be a mixed blessing when the tribesmen fight over it and eventually use it
for a weapon.
13. Long Way Round: A story about two men with notable
acting careers, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman who circle the globe on
motorcycles.
-Lesli
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