The Dust of Time (2008)

Berlin, Germany

Neoclassical gate erected on Pariser Platz between 1788 and 1791, becoming a symbol of German reunification.

The scene : The final shot of the film: Spyros and his granddaughter Eleni walk through the deserted square, hand in hand, under falling snow at dawn of the new millennium.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The old airport served as an exterior for the Berlin shoot in January-February 2008, alongside Gleisdreieck and Schlossbrücke.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Exterior of the Berlin filming location. In 2008, the site was not yet the park it is today: a railway wasteland at the foot of the station.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The cathedral is among the Berlin exteriors listed by the Drehorte database; no source indicates which scene was filmed there.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Berlin's western square was used as an exterior location for filming in January-February 2008.

Berlin, Germany

Building on Kurfürstendamm erected in 1911, listed as part of Berlin's architectural heritage.

The scene : Building on Kurfürstendamm highlighted among the Berlin exteriors of the film.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Embarkation point at the foot of the Karl-Liebknecht Bridge, on the Spree, highlighted among the Berlin exteriors.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Neukölln cinema hall highlighted among the Berlin outdoor locations of the shoot.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Address of the Kurfürstendamm noted among the Berlin exteriors; the base of the shooting locations abbreviates it to 'Ku-Damm 229'.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Second address of the Kurfürstendamm retained as an exterior, one kilometer west of the first.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : Address in Friedrichshain noted among the Berlin outdoor locations of the shoot.

Berlin, Germany

The scene : The third Berlin location mentioned in the making-of review, along with Tempelhof and Gleisdreieck.

Temirtau, Kazakhstan

The scene : The entire Soviet segment of 1953 was filmed in this steel city: the colony of exiled Greeks founded under Stalin, the crowd dispersing silently at the news of his death, the camp where Eleni meets Jacob. Angelopoulos chose it for its unchanged Soviet infrastructure.

Moscou, Russia

The scene : The first of the three Russian stages of winter 2007-2008, before Kungur and the Gorodets region. No source indicates which scene was filmed there.

Russia

The scene : Third Russian step of winter, downstream of Nizhny Novgorod. The dispatch names the district, never a municipality.

Rome, Italy

One of the major production complexes in Europe, featuring stages, workshops, set construction facilities, and a large backlot.

The scene : The studio is seen from the very first shots of the film: this is where A. (Willem Dafoe), a Greek-American filmmaker, shoots the feature film he dedicates to his parents.

Athènes, Greece

Concert hall of Athens, which notably houses the Αίθουσα Αλεξάνδρα Τριάντη.

The scene : A scene with Willem Dafoe was filmed there. The Greek press does not specify which one, but it draws the reason for the choice of the venue for the film's premiere.

Cologne, Germany

The scene : Rhenish filming stage, between January 15 and February 23, 2008. No source descends to the level of the neighborhood or the street.

Bonn, Germany

The scene : One of the three Rhine cities where the film was shot, according to the regional fund that financed it. No specific location is named.

Wuppertal, Germany

The scene : The third Rhine city cited by the regional fund among the German filming locations of the film.

Kungur, Russia

The scene : Russian stage of the winter shoot, featuring Moscow and the Gorodets region. The production service company dedicates the A unit of its soundstage gallery to it.