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Brazil, France - bruttenholm - 05-08-2014

I don't know if you were aware of this but a big part of Brazil's exteriors were filmed in France, particularly in "Les espaces d'Abrax", a building complex in the city of Noisy-le-Grand. It was designed by the spanish architect Ricardo Bofill in the late 70's-early 80's...

[Image: abraxastania7.jpg]
[Image: brazil-terry-gilliam-1985-L-_FvIWq.jpeg]
Rings a bell ?

Also :
[Image: 4359889_3_2517_les-espaces-d-abraxas-ont...d90fda.jpg]
Where a part of Sam Lowry's escape takes place.

I bring this today because I learned that the film crew of "Hunger Games 4" is in France shooting part of their film in the same landscapes :
http://www.mcm.fr/hunger-games-3-photos-du-tournage-de-noisy-le-grand-exclu-a281868.html
So there should be an air of Brazil in Hunger Games 3's look...


RE: Brazil, France - bruttenholm - 05-09-2014

The bits of Brazil featuring Les espaces d'Abraxas :
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVnQ_KnKVg [/video]