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| - | [[Xanadu (Bofill)|Xanadu]] in Calpe, Alicante (1969-1983) is a [[surreal structure]] designed by [[Ricardo Bofill]] where the action of [[Jess Franco]]'s 1980 Sade [[appropriation]] ''[[Eugenie, historia de una perversión]]'' is set. [[Robert Monell]] remarks that "this labyrinthine structure boggles the eye and teases our sense of perspective. This interior can be seen, shot from a radically different angle, in 1973's ''[[The Perverse Countess]]''." Bofill's design for the Catalan resort of Xanadu consists of a seven-story block with cubical living spaces arranged around a central utility core. Franco used this structure several times [http://robertmonell.blogspot.com/2007/04/eugenie-historia-de-una-perversion-on.html], [http://robertmonell.blogspot.com/2007/10/whats-your-favorite-franco-marquis-de.html]. | + | [[Jess Franco]] has used ''[[Xanadu (Calp)|Xanadu]]'' (1968) in Calpe, Alicante, a [[surreal structure]] designed by [[Ricardo Bofill]] in his film ''[[Eugenie, historia de una perversión]]''. |
| - | Of all the "[[European Trash Cinema|Euro trash]]" exploitation directors (I'm not counting [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]], that's [[artsploitation]]), Jess Franco had a knack for finding good interiors and exteriors. One of his films is set in [[Park Guell]] of [[Gaudi]], but there are undoubtedly countless other examples to be found. | + | The interior of this building can also be seen, shot from a radically different angle, in 1973's ''[[The Perverse Countess]]'', says [[Robert Monell]]. |
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| + | Of all the "[[European Trash Cinema|Euro trash]]" exploitation directors (I'm not counting [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]], that's [[artsploitation]]), Jess Franco had a knack for finding good interiors and exteriors. One of his films is set in [[Park Güell]] of Gaudi, but there are undoubtedly countless other examples to be found. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Cinema and architecture]] | *[[Cinema and architecture]] | ||
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Architecture can serve as a cheap background for film. Filmmakers on a budget have know this for a long time.
Jess Franco has used Xanadu (1968) in Calpe, Alicante, a surreal structure designed by Ricardo Bofill in his film Eugenie, historia de una perversión.
The interior of this building can also be seen, shot from a radically different angle, in 1973's The Perverse Countess, says Robert Monell.
Of all the "Euro trash" exploitation directors (I'm not counting Alain Robbe-Grillet, that's artsploitation), Jess Franco had a knack for finding good interiors and exteriors. One of his films is set in Park Güell of Gaudi, but there are undoubtedly countless other examples to be found.
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