![]() ![]() Situated just a block east of Prague’s Old Town Square on the first floor of the House of the Black Madonna at Ovocný trh 19, the establishment has the distinction of being the world’s first and only cubist-themed eatery. One spot in particular, the fabled Grand Café Orient, is especially notable. While there, the cast and crew descended upon both Hradec Králové and Prague, with the municipalities’ many historical sites providing an authentic backdrop for the 1930s/1940s-set story. ![]() Proving incredibly expensive to shoot, production designer Marc Homes tells DIRT the goal was to “get in and get out” of the Netherlands city and move on to the far more economical Czech Republic, where the vast majority of filming took place. Set in Amsterdam, where Anne and her family, along with several friends, hid for an incredible 761 days in the infamous Secret Annex, a 450-square-foot space tucked discreetly behind Otto Frank’s (Liev Schreiber) office, “A Small Light” only briefly made use of the Dutch capital for exterior scenes. Released just last week, with new episodes airing on Nat Geo each Monday night and on both Disney+ and Hulu the following day, the show is already Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes, racking up an incredible 100% Tomatometer score thanks to 24 glowing critic reviews. ![]() National Geographic’s new miniseries “A Small Light” has certainly roared onto the scene! A fresh look at the story of Anne Frank (Billie Boullet), the eight-part dramatization showcases the time-honored tale through the eyes of Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who went to great lengths to help hide the Jewish teenager and her family following the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam during World War II. ![]()
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