Villefranche or Portofino?

The news of Madonna shooting her new movie in Villefranche sur mer had a quite unexpected coverage on the Italian press, as reportedly scenes from “W.E” were meant to be filmed on location in Portofino, the Italian fishermen’s village turned into a jet set resort that the Duke of York visited several times during his life.

According to a rather extensive article on il Corriere della Sera, the producers chose to shoot in Villefranche instead of Portofino and apparently re-created the look of the Italian village with the help of props and scenario, a decision that the article calls a “heartless betrayal” on Madonna’s part.

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