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Villa Balbianello
“- If you would type in the account number? And now the password?
– You can enter it.
– I would, darling, if I knew what it was.
– V… E… S… P… E… R.”
Mr. Mendel (Ludger Pistor), James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Vesper Lynd (Eva Green)
After being tortured, James Bond (Daniel Craig) remains unconscious for several days. When he wakes up, he spends a convalescent stay in Villa Balbianello.
Agent 007 has René Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) arrested, returns to HM the money he won in his game against Le Chiffre thanks to Mr. Mendel and has a romance with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green).
Shortly before being tortured and then recovering, James Bond has a car accident with his Aston Martin DBS. Three cars were used for this scene, worth $300,000 each.
Villa del Balbianello
Built in 1787 on the shores of Lake Como, Villa Balbianello is a Renaissance palace popular with tourists.
Built on the ruins of a Franciscan convent, the splendid residence was commissioned by the wealthy cardinal of Milan Ange-Marie Durini.
Sold in 1796 following the death of the clergyman, it has had many owners, including an American general at the end of the First World War and the explorer Count Guido Monzino in the 1970s.
The latter imported his numerous art collections gathered during his expeditions. When he died in 1988, the residence was bequeathed to the FAI, the Italian Fund for the Protection of the Environment. Since then, many visits are organized there, financing the foundation.
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Full James Bond box set
Find in this James Bond event box set the 24 films of the saga!
Contains:
– Dr No (1962)
– From Russia with Love (1963)
– Goldfinger (1964)
– Thunderball (1965)
– You Only Live Twice (1967)
– On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
– Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
– Live and Let Die (1973)
– The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
– The Spy Who Loved Me (1976)
– Moonraker (1979)
– For Your Eyes Only (1981)
– Octopussy (1983)
– A View to a Kill (1985)
– The Living Daylights (1987)
– Licence to Kill (1989)
– GoldenEye (1995)
– Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
– The World Is Not Enough (1999)
– Die Another Day (2002)
– Casino Royale (2006)
– Quantum of Solace (2008)
– Skyfall (2012)
– Spectre (2015)
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By Damien Duarte
Passionné par la culture pop depuis son enfance, ses références vont de Donald Duck à Batman en passant par Marty McFly. Fantripper dans l'âme, voyager sur les traces de Ghostbusters, James Bond ou des héros de romans comme Cotton Malone fait partie d'un séjour idéal et réussi !