Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) Filming Locations
Where was Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) filmed? Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) was filmed in 10 locations across Portugal, France and Switzerland in the following places:
Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) Filming Locations
Lisbon is Portugal’s hilly, coastal capital city. From imposing São Jorge Castle, the view encompasses the old city’s pastel-colored buildings, Tagus Estuary and Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge. Nearby, the National Azulejo Museum displays 5 centuries of decorative ceramic tiles. Just outside Lisbon is a string of Atlantic beaches, from Cascais to Estoril.
Scenic Curia is a countryside village known for its hot springs, frequented by the ancient Romans for their therapeutic properties. Belle Epoque-era mansions converted into luxury hotels offer thermal spas and are set near forestlike Parque Curia, a vast garden with quaint wooden bridges crossing a tranquil lagoon. Traditional houses with red-tiled roofs line narrow streets around rustic Capela Mata da Curia.
Luso is a civil parish of the municipality of Mealhada, Aveiro district, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,593, in an area of 16.87 km². It is renowned for its mineral waters. Águas do Luso, one of the largest Portuguese companies providing mineral water is based there.
Ançã is a Portuguese village and parish in the municipality of Cantanhede, with an area of 18.1 km² and 2,625 inhabitants. It has a population density of 145 inhabitants / km². It integrates in the district of Coimbra, being located approximately 10 km from the district capital.
Cape Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal, at the very southwestern corner of the Setubal Peninsula.
Lucerne, a compact city in Switzerland known for its preserved medieval architecture, sits amid snowcapped mountains on Lake Lucerne. Its colorful Altstadt (Old Town) is bordered on the north by 870m Museggmauer (Musegg Wall), a 14-century rampart. The covered Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), built in 1333, links the Aldstadt to the Reuss River's right bank.
Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) (2013)
April 1974. The Federal Councellor, annoyed by the anti-establishment tone of The French speaking Swiss radio channel, imposes "safer" subjects on Philippe de Roulet, the programs director. To please him, de Roulet sends to Portugal a team composed of Julie, a dedicated feminist, Cauvin, a former war reporter sidelined since he started losing memory, and Bob, a sound technician close to retirement, with the mission to report on the impact of Swiss aid to the country. They comply more or less reluctantly, but the results of their investigation are so pathetic that they decide to drop the whole thing and to drive back to Lausanne. This is exactly the time when their path crosses that of a trio of Belgian journalists who tell them that a full-scale revolution is under way...