Location 6: Villa Balbianello - Gondola Arrival at Lake Retreat |
| Located on the lakeside of the Villa this scene shows Anakin and Padme arriving at Padme's home, this is old the docking area of the Villa, located in a protected area behind the walls. |
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| EXTERIOR: NABOO LAKE RETREAT, LODGE, GARDEN TERRACE -LATE AFTERNOON |
| ANAKIN and PADME walk up the stairs from where the water speeder is parked onto a terrace overlooking a lovely garden. Behind them, PADDY ACCU follows. |
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(This picture was taken from the promotion booklet available at the Villa shop.) |
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| Where the above picture shows the area from the correct angle nowadays you're unable to get down to the entrance, it's locked and we were not allowed in. |
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Location 7: Villa Balbianello Boat arrival - Naboo Lake Retreat |
| The pictures seen on the extras dvd and on quite a few websites are actually the area where currently the people arriving by boat enter the villa grounds (and not located in the same place) |
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| The Garden entry just when you get off the boat, first picture shows the details from the making of dvd, the other the same view during our visit. |
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| The Docking area just when you get off the boat, first picture shows the details from the making of dvd, the other the same view during our visit. |
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Location 8: Villa Balbianello Loggia - Padme's Room |
| The Loggia, located in the garden of the villa is the shooting area of 2 main scenes, Padme's room and the morning meditation. The first is shot in the left building of the loggia |
| The first picture is taken from the extras dvd, the next pictures are from the visit, weather had improved and the sun was shining. |
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| ... ANAKIN picks up another hologram. It shows PADME at age ten or eleven. She is wearing official robes and standing between two robed legislators. Her expression is severe. |
| PADME: (continuing) My first day as an Apprentice Legislator. Notice the difference? |
| PADME pulls a face. ANAKIN grins. She continues packing. ANAKIN sets the two holograms down side by side -the beaming little girl, and the stern, unsmiling adolescent. ... |
