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Summer Lovers

Date: 1982
Director: Randal Kleiser
Production Company: Filmways Pictures

Stars: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen
Location(s): Santorini, Delos, Mykonos, Crete (Greece)

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Storyline:

Two Americans, on a visit to Greece, become involved in the alternate life-style and begin a love triangle with a French woman, under a selection of best-selling early 80s hits. SJ

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Approching Amoudi Harbour, Santorini.

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Not quite the correct angle but at least it's from the sea. SJ

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Another shot at the beginning showing perhaps Crete.

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Stelios Diamantis locates this as in front of the present day's "Semeli Bar" at Myconos' "Little Venice" while in the distance, Triantafillos points out three of the sixteen windmills at Mykonos.

Hotel Atlantis in Fira, Santorini. As seen from the roof of the Mati Art Gallery, adds Stelios.

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Off-angle, but it shows the domination of the hotel. SJ

Gallagher and Hannah make their way to their summer vacation base.

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Difficult to replicate without intrusion but these are the steps in Oia above Amoudi Harbour. SJ

Gallagher surveys the view.

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Taken from above. The railings have gone. SJ

Gallagher has acquired a pair of binoculars from somewhere.

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The "Summer Lovers" house now. Apparently it was a gift shop with the same name for a while but now it seems to be a private house. SJ

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Gallagher and Hannah enjoy the ruins at Delos so it's a completely different island.

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They climb to the Temple of Isis, Delos near the island of Mykonos.

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The Avenue of the Lions: plaster-cast replicas with the originals undercover in the site museum, and one guards the Arsenale in Venice.

Lots of scanty sunbathing in possibly Crete. Not Crete, see the now.

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It's Elia Beach, Mykonos identified by Marco Caneira who visited there and sends in a proving Google shot. (SJ)

Definitely Matala Beach, Crete

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This is Marco's own handiwork from Matala Beach. He has caught other angles and scenes which are added (out of chronological sequence) to the captures 40 onwards (Sj)

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Quite an impressive height.

Gallagher spots his fanciable neighbour Quennessen across the way, while Hannah wonders what he's up to

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Best I could do without trespass. This is looking south to Castle Oia, with the steps to Amoudi Harbour to the right. SJ

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Quennessen and Gallagher still at those binoculars.

Fira/Thira the capital of Santorini.

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Again, annoyingly the wrong angle but it shows the Atlantis Hotel seen in the "then."

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Gallagher by a sign saying Nicola restaurant volcano. Unsure.

Gallagher, resplendent in early 80s dress code, and Hannah relax back at their pad in Oia

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A zoomed in shot. SJ

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Hannah photographs the locals, polite enough to ask permission first.

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Gallagher and Quennessen back at the beach alongside the beautiful young things.

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Hannah by a windmill. Could be Myknonos or Santorini.

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If this is next to the windmill and the continuity suggest so, then it could be Santorini.

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Next to a church.

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Hannah goes exploring just off the south side of Oia.

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Probably the same alleyway. May require specialist local knowledge.

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At Oia, overlooking Therasia above Amoudi Harbour. Now part of Oia Castle hotel.

The threesome tour the sites of Santorini.

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No, I'm in the wrong place, need to be further round to the south but this is a start. Taken from south of Fira, so head south. SJ

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Gallagher and Hannah in Oia.

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More touring, could be Santorini but then again maybe not. I doubt they'd ship the jeep (seen in 027) to another island.

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Hmm, some high jumps and sky-clad sunbathing.

Oia Village, says the sign helpfully.

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Yes, quite a few changes here at the southernmost point of Oia and the north of Finikia where buses still stop. But the church, seen in Sniper: Legacy, is seen on the hill. SJ

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Hannah and Quennessen in Oia.

Back at the ex-Summer Lovers gift shop.

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Now. SJ

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Hannah's parents arrive at Fira Harbour. Cable car, mule or shank's pony are the only ways up,

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Beach at eventide.

Gallagher surveys his holiday pad.

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A xanthic addition by the steps but otherwise pretty much unchanged. SJ

Quennessen dashes down the steps to Summer Lovers

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Hard to replicate but here are the bells. SJ

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At the airport.

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All three enjoy the tombstoning. Same as 013.

Additional captures and nows up to 47 all supplied by Marco Caneira (MC)

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Matala Beach as seen also in capture 12.

A closer shot of Gallagher and Hannah.

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Matala Beach again. MC

An interior.

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Marco was there. I think this is Atlantis Hotel in Firá, Santorini.

A night scene in Firá. The hotel is also seen in capture 16.

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MC captures the same time of night.

An interior.

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Atlantis. MC

A repeat of capture 16

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Marco's angle is spot on but the timing is off so we've shown both this and 16. (SJ)

An exterior leading into an interior (a night club)

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MC found it to be the Enigma Club, 25is Martiou 103, Thira/Firá, Santorini.

That's a nice bit of sun on the sea.

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Super snap from MC.

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