Piazza C.L.N. is a 1930s Rationalist-style square in central Turin, Italy, located behind the twin churches of Piazza San Carlo. Known for its two distinctive fountain statues representing the Po and Dora Riparia rivers, it was designed by Marcello Piacentini and named after the National Liberation Committee.
Piazza C.L.N. in Turin is most famously known as a filming location for Dario Argento’s 1975 horror masterpiece Profondo Rosso (Deep Red), where it features the protagonist’s apartment and the “Blue Bar”. The square is central to the plot, featuring the Fontana del Po, where characters Marc and Carlo have key dialogues. The “Blue Bar,” inspired by Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, was constructed in the square for the film. Other films that used this location include La donna della domenica (Sunday Woman) (1970s), Torino violenta (Double Game) (1970s), and Tutti giù per terra (We All Fall Down) (1990s).
Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red
Deep Red was filmed primarily on location in Turin, Italy, over a 16-week period. Director Dario Argento chose Turin because he felt its "magical" atmosphere.
Villa del Balbianello
Villa del Balbianello has appeared in several films, most famously A Month by the Lake, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Casino Royale.
Villa La Gaeta
Villa La Gaeta, an early twentieth-century villa on the western shore of Lake Como, has appeared in The Final Contract (1993) and Casino Royale (2006).
Piz Gloria
Piz Gloria has appeared in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). The summit building is Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s remote research institute and headquarters.
Furka Pass
Furka Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps, and has appeared in Goldfinger (1964) and the short film Under the Ice (2024).
Torrechiara Castle
Torrechiara Castle is in Condottieri, Women and Soldiers, ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, Ladyhawke, The Charterhouse of Parma and more.
Teatro Regio di Parma
Teatro Regio di Parma has been used in several films, most notably Dario Argento’s Opera from 1987 and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Before the Revolution from 1964.
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof appeared in Kohlhiesels Töchter (1962), Assignment to Kill (1968), The Bourne Identity (1988) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
Ponte dei Pugni
Ponte dei Pugni is a historic pedestrian bridge in Venice, and has appeared in Summertime (1955) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Church of San Barnaba
The Church of San Barnaba has appeared in Summertime (1955), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Italian Job (2003) and Casino Royale (2006).