Lucky and Zorba (1998) – Filming Locations
Family / Animation · Directed by Enzo D'Alò · Starring Carlo Verdone, Veronica Puccio
A seagull is caught by the black tide of a sinking petrol ship. She manages to fly inland and falls down in a garden by a cat. Moribund, she asks the cat to fulfill three promises: that when she lays her egg he must not eat it; that he must take care of it until it hatches; that he would teach the newborn how to fly.
Where was Lucky and Zorba filmed?
- Rome, Italy, Rome – Opening scenes establishing the urban Italian setting where Lucky and Zorba meet. The film uses Rome's distinctive architecture and streets as the primary setting for the story of friendship between a seagull and a kitten
- Genoa, Italy, Genoa – Coastal and maritime sequences reflecting the seagull's natural environment. The harbor setting emphasizes the aquatic and nautical elements central to Zorba's character as a seagull