The film was shot to recreate the atmosphere of 1960s New York, telling the story of a successful architect whose growing obsession with an unsolved murder begins to unravel his carefully planned life. As suspicions, desires, and pressure from the police mount, the story moves between the respectable facades of Midtown and transportation hubs that hint at constant movement and escape, with some «New York» scenes recreated in Ohio to match period details and control production conditions.

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio (actual filming location for «New York» scenes)

In the movie

Scene where the opening and related moments that appear to take place in famous Manhattan locations were actually filmed in this Ohio city, allowing the production to replicate the intended New York geography using local streets and building facades to simplify logistics and maintain period-appropriate control.

In reality

The scene was filmed in Cincinnati, Ohio, which served as a practical stand-in for filming moments presented in the story as Manhattan locations. As the actual filming city, it offers controlled streetscapes and architecture that can be adapted to represent another city, consistent with the explicit note in the text that key «New York» exits/entrances were actually shot there.

Empire State Building (presumed location)

In the movie

Scene where characters enter and exit the famous Manhattan skyscraper to quickly establish New York as the setting and showcase the protagonist's professional, polished world; the text notes that this is only presumed at the beginning, although Ohio was used for filming.

In reality

The scene was filmed at the real Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, an iconic Art Deco skyscraper with a well-known entrance and lobby often used as a recognizable visual landmark to depict «New York» office life and prestige. Its location on Fifth Avenue in the Midtown area matches the text's reference to Manhattan and helps create a plausible urban environment.