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Where exactly was this films location?


The beautiful landscape seem to help tell the story of isolation and dispair.
No neighbors, houses or buildings in view, just miles of mountainous region. The madness of isolaton/confinement and boredom lends credence to the overall palatablity of murder within their household. DOES THE HOUSE STILL EXIST?

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Bobbio, a small town in the province of Piacenza (Emilia Romagna, northern Italy).
Marco Bellocchio was born in Bobbio; in an italian interview he states that the movie was shoot in his family's villa:

«Se lo feci non me ne resi troppo conto. Allora ero un ragazzo di 25 anni che si chiedeva cosa fare nella vita. Ho scritto quella storia a Londra senza pensare alla situazione storica o politica, ma solo seguendo la trasformazione della mia esperienza. Per realizzare il film chiesi un prestito alla banca di Piacenza, 20 milioni. Fu un film fatto in casa: mio fratello Piergiorgio, un secondo padre, mi dette grande fiducia. Mio fratello Tonino curò la parte amministrativa. Abbiamo girato nella nostra villa di Bobbio. A sorpresa il film ebbe successo. Persino economico, il miglior affare della mia vita».

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I know this is an old post, but I read that ironically enough the house was a country home owned by Bellocchio's mother. He apparently borrowed from his family to make the picture and the interiors were shot there.

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