Lithuania’s Kaunas transforms into Nazi-occupied Paris for BBC drama
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Lithuania’s Kaunas transforms into Nazi-occupied Paris for BBC drama / K. Karlonė
Kaunas has been chosen as the shooting location for BBC‘s Rise of the Nazis second season. With TV host Andrius Rožickas playing the main role of Adolf Hitler, the series will take the viewer through such famous spots as Soboras, Žaliakalnis funicular, and Kaukas stairs.
The year is 1940. Adolf Hitler arrives at the Les Invalides in Paris to visit the grave of Napoleon, but instead of Paris, the action takes place in Kaunas.
Lithuania s second-largest city has become the filming location for the season two of BBC‘s Rise of the Nazis. Episodes filmed in Lithuania will cover the historical period from 1940 to 1943.
03/03/2021 - Il luogo situato a Kaunas (Lituania) trionfa alla quarta edizione del premio per la miglior location europea organizzato da EUFCN, in collaborazione con Cineuropa
03/03/2021 - The site in Kaunas (Lithuania) has scooped the fourth edition of the award for best European location in the film and TV industries organised by EUFCN, in collaboration with Cineuropa
The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex beat stiff competition for the EUFCN prize Author: Chris Evans
Published: 3 Mar 2021
The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex in Kaunas, Lithuania, is the winner of the fourth edition of the EUFCN Location Award, it was announced at the European Film Market yesterday (2 March).
Situated on the Kaunas Lagoon Peninsula, the monastery helped to recreate the splendid and tumultuous reign of Empress Catherine II of Russia (Helen Mirren) in the HBO and Sky Atlantic miniseries Catherine the Great.
The award was received by Kaunas Film Office representatives Aurelijus Silkinis and Goda Gajauskaite during the European Film Commission Network (EUFCN) location award ceremony.