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21 Escapist Films That Will Make You Book Your Next Vacation Inline

May 6, 2016

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1/21
Io Sono Amore (I Am Love), 2009
“One of my favorite films is Luca Guadagnino’s Io Sono Amore (I Am Love), the director’s other luxuriant romp with Tilda Swinton. But Tilda plays second fiddle to the Villa Necchi, a 1930s masterpiece of a home in the middle of Milan that becomes the real star of the movie. I visited the <a href="">Villa Necchi Campiglio</a> a couple of summers ago, in the dead of August heat, and fell further in love.”
—Mark Guiducci, Vogue Arts Editor
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2/21
The Beach, 2000
“I dream of vacations often since I rarely take them, but one film that always makes me fantasize about giving everything up and enjoying life is The Beach. While it had its rocky moments, the lush landscape of the Thai beaches makes it truly captivating and inspirational. Thinking about it now makes me want to book a flight.”
—Edward Barsamian, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Style Editor

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3/21
Heading South, 2005
“Heading South tells the story of three women—one of whom is played by Charlotte Rampling—on a ladies-only vacation in Haiti. It’s impossible to take your eyes off Rampling, who must have been almost 60 at the time the movie was shot. She is insanely gorgeous in her one-piece bathing suit and quickly seduces Legba (Ménothy Cesar), a handsome 18-year-old islander. Maybe more bewitching than the affair, though, are the endless sandy white beaches (always seemingly deserted, always bathed in golden-hour light), rustling palm trees, and turquoise blue waters of the Haitian coastline. There is a scene where the couple are basking on a cluster of reddish-brown rocks in what looks like the middle of the Caribbean sea. I remember sitting in the movie theater wishing I could click my heels and be transported to that very spot.”
—Chioma Nnadi, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Fashion News Director
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4/21
Lisbon Story, 1994
“Wim Wenders’s Lisbon Story is pretty much my idea of heaven: an elegantly dilapidated Portuguese-tiled old house; a music-like mix of languages; uncrowded city streets; and the sounds of fado, courtesy of Madredeus, that are somehow mournful and joyful at the same time.”
—Susan Gordon, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Copy Editor
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5/21
That Man From Rio, 1964
“That Man From Rio is pretty hard to beat. If the scenery doesn’t cure what ails you, Jean-Paul Belmondo will. (Françoise Dorléac—and her summer-perfect caper costuming—is no slouch, either.)”
—Alessandra Codinha, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Fashion News Editor

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6/21
The Birds, 1963
“Sure, it’s a horror movie, but I love the Bodega Bay setting anyway. I’ve been tempted to go up for a visit when I’ve been out in San Francisco (ideally in an Aston Martin just like Tippi’s), but I’ve never done it. I’m too afraid the modern version won’t live up to Alfred Hitchcock’s.”
—Nicole Phelps, Director, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews Runway
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7/21
Cairo Time, 2009
“Cairo Time panders shamelessly to my every escapist fantasy, and I would gladly drop everything to roam around Cairo with Alexander Siddig.”
—Janelle Okwodu, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Fashion News Writer
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8/21
The Darjeeling Limited, 2007
“I don’t have two brothers, but I do have two sisters, and I would love to escape on a spiritual journey around India by train with both of them right about now.”
—Casey Hollister, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Photo Researcher

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9/21
Stealing Beauty, 1996
“Nineteen-year-old Liv Tyler! Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Irons! Crazy terra-cotta sculptures! That amazing ’90s soundtrack! The best swimming pool in the history of swimming pools! Who wouldn’t want to while away a summer in the Tuscan countryside with Bernardo Bertolucci? I certainly did.”
—Julia Felsenthal, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Senior Culture Writer
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10/21
BMX Bandits, 1983
“Nicole Kidman was 16 when she made BMX Bandits, an awesomely ridiculous ’80s kids’ movie. What makes it great (apart from being Kidman’s first feature) are the vividly shot locations around Sydney, Australia—in particular, the beautiful beach suburb of Manly, where I lived back then. Today I watch it with my kids (when I can get them off YouTube).”
—Luke Leitch, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Contributor
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11/21
Blue Crush, 2002
“I realize this isn’t all that exotic, but the island of Oahu has had a special place in my heart since I saw the original Blue Crush for the first time—in the theaters—circa 2002. The location and the entire plotline tapped into my 20-something (read: present-day) dropout dream to take up surfing full time, live on the beach, and date a pro quarterback.”
—Celia Ellenberg, Vogue Beauty Director

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12/21
Only Lovers Left Alive, 2013
“In Only Lovers Left Alive, Tangiers and Detroit act like main characters. They make Adam and Eve’s world feel vast, isolated, and almost apocalyptic.”
—Samantha Adler, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Associate Photo Editor
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13/21
Contempt, 1963
“The incredible house in Godard’s Contempt: Casa Malaparte by the architect Adalberto Libera, built circa 1937, on the Isle of Capri. Who wouldn’t want to hang out there with Fritz Lang and Brigitte Bardot, even if no one seems to be having a good time?”
—Lynn Yaeger, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Contributor
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14/21
The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999
“The Riviera clothes, the wooden sailboat, the jazz clubs, the Vespas: The whole thing is a perfect picture of American expat life in 1960s Italy.”
—Brooke Bobb, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Living Writer

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15/21
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2008
“The title says it all. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is an intoxicating movie of tempestuous lust, where the beautiful Spanish landscape unsurprisingly acts as one of the main characters.”
—Kelly Connor, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Market Editor
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16/21
Atonement, 2007
“I know the spirit of Atonement was meant to disturb, but I wanted to climb inside the screen and spend the rest of my days in those English gardens.”
—Mackenzie Wagoner, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Beauty Editor
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17/21
The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014
“Even though I’m desperate for summer, the snowy, pastel-tinged landscape of The Grand Budapest Hotel makes me want to escape to a far-off mountain and (finally) learn how to ski!”
—Emily Farra, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Fashion News Associate

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18/21
Manhattan, 1979
“Does Manhattan count as an escapist movie if I live there? Because every time the skyline dances through the opening credits to ‘Rhapsody in Blue,’ I want to move here all over again.”
—Steff Yotka, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Fashion News Writer
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19/21
A Room With a View, 1985
“The city of Florence is an important player in A Room With a View, but it’s the surrounding countryside, with its fields of wheat and poppies, that most enchants me.”
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Archive Editor
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20/21
La Collectionneuse, 1967
“This Eric Rohmer film, which is set in beautiful St-Tropez, is about having nothing important to do—and being more than happy about it.”
—Fernando Dias de Souza, Replica Hermes Bag Reviews.com Art Director

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21/21
Blue Lagoon, 1980
“Perhaps this shows my advanced age, but when I was a young girl living in L.A., I would jump into our pool and pretend I was Brooke Shields swimming in the blue waters off of Fiji in Blue Lagoon.”
—Christiane Mack, Vogue Executive Director, Editorial and Special Projects